[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3434 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3434

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the deduction 
of Medicare part B premiums from Social Security benefits payments only 
           for months in which Medicare coverage is provided.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2003

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts 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 deduction 
of Medicare part B premiums from Social Security benefits payments only 
           for months in which Medicare coverage is provided.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING DEDUCTIONS OF PART B PREMIUMS FROM SOCIAL 
              SECURITY PAYMENTS ONLY FOR MONTHS WHEN MEDICARE COVERAGE 
              PROVIDED.

    (a) In General.--The second sentence of section 1840(a)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395s(a)(1)) is amended by striking the 
period and inserting the following: ``, except that any such deduction 
from monthly benefits paid in a month shall only be for coverage in 
such month (and not for a subsequent month).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to individuals for coverage periods (as defined in section 1838 
of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395q) that begin more than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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