[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4330 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4330

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 of annual screening pap smears, screening pelvic exams, and clinical 
                breast exams under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2000

  Mr. Saxton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 of annual screening pap smears, screening pelvic exams, and clinical 
                breast exams under the Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Women's Preventive Care 
Improvement Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR, SCREENING PELVIC EXAM, 
              AND CLINICAL BREAST EXAM.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Annual screening pap smear.--Section 1861(nn)(1) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``if the individual involved has not had such a test 
        during the preceding 3 years, or during the preceding year in 
        the case of a woman described in paragraph (3).'' and inserting 
        ``if the woman involved has not had such a test during the 
        preceding year.''.
            (2) Annual screening pelvic exam and clinical breast 
        exam.--Section 1861(nn)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(2)) 
        is amended by striking ``during the preceding 3 years, or 
        during the preceding year in the case of a woman described in 
        paragraph (3),'' and inserting ``during the preceding year,''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1861(nn) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395x(nn)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to 
items and services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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