[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 617 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 617

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the sunset 
 and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice 
                  medical savings account (MSA) plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2003

   Mr. Paul 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 remove the sunset 
 and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice 
                  medical savings account (MSA) plans.

    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 ``Medicare Medical Savings Account 
(MSA) Expansion Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF SUNSET AND NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION IN 
              MEDICARE+CHOICE MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT (MSA) PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1851(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-21(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the first sentence; 
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the second sentence.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997 (Public Law 105-33).
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