[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3535 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3535

 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

                           November 19, 2003

  Mr. Toomey 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 
2003''.

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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