[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1321 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1321

 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 18, 2003

Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
Boehlert, Mr. Goode, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
  Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Berry, 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)) 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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