[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4571 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4571

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2000

Mr. Shaw (for himself and Mrs. Thurman) 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 
under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening 
                             pelvic exams.

    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 ``Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save 
Women's Lives Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR AND PELVIC EXAMS.

    (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.--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 January 1, 2001.
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