[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1640 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1640

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate the use 
            of private contracts under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2001

  Mr. Toomey (for himself, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Schaffer) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 facilitate the use 
            of private contracts 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 ``Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. FACILITATING THE USE OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 1802(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395a(b)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
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