[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 914 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 914

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty 
for late enrollment under the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice 
                      the period of no enrollment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 1999

 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Christian-Christensen, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, 
   Mr. Frost, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
  Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
 Olver, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Mink of 
  Hawaii, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Hinchey) 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 limit the penalty 
for late enrollment under the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice 
                      the period of no enrollment.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITING MEDICARE LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY TO 10 PERCENT AND 
              TWICE THE PERIOD OF NO ENROLLMENT.

    (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 1839(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) is amended by striking ``10 
percent of the monthly premium so determined for each full 10 months'' 
and inserting ``10 percent of the monthly premium so determined for 
premiums paid during a period equal to twice the number of months in 
each of the full periods of 12 months''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--
            (1) Section 1818(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-2(c)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (6); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
                paragraphs (6) through (8), respectively.
            (2) Section 1818(g)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
        2(g)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``by substituting'' and all 
        that follows and inserting the following: ``by substituting 
        `section 1818 (without any increase resulting from the 
        application of section 1839(b) to such section)' for `section 
        1839 (without any increase under subsection (b) thereof)'.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) The amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        premiums paid for months beginning after the end of the 90-day 
        period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) In applying these amendments, months (before, during, 
        or after the month in which this Act is enacted) in which an 
        individual was or is required to pay an increased premium shall 
        be taken into account in determining the month in which the 
        premium will no longer be subject to an increase.
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