[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5048 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5048

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2004

Mr. Green of Texas 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 
under the Medicare Program of annual screening pap smear and screening 
                             pelvic exams.

    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 2004''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ANNUAL SCREENING PAP SMEAR AND PELVIC EXAMS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Annual screening pap smear.--Section 1861(nn)(1) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``, if the individual involved'' and all that follows 
        before the period 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 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)(2)) 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 the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(nn)) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (3).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) apply to 
items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2005.
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