[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1202 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1202

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2001

 Mr. Shaw (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mrs. Myrick, 
Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. McGovern, 
Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania) 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 provide for coverage 
  of annual screening pap smears and screening pelvic 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 ``Providing Annual Pap Tests to Save 
Women's Lives Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR AND SCREENING PELVIC 
              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)), as amended by 
        section 101(a)(1) 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 
        ``if the individual involved has not had such a test during the 
        preceding 2 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)), as amended by section 
        101(a)(2) 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 
        ``during the preceding 2 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) shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2002.
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