[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1177 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1177

 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 22, 2001

 Mr. Frank (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
 Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
Brown of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Mink 
of Hawaii, Mr. Borski, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Frost, 
Mr. Filner, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Brady 
  of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Evans, Mr. Clay, Ms. 
Carson of Indiana, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Gordon) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 Amendments.--(1) Section 1818(c)(6) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395i-2(c)), as amended by section 331 of the Medicare, 
Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, as 
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554, is amended 
by striking ``may not exceed 10 percent and shall only apply to 
premiums paid during a period equal to twice the number of months in 
the full 12-month periods described in that section and''.
    (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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