[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                  S. 1

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in 
 the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the 
               medicare program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2003

 Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Baucus) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in 
 the medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the 
               medicare program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Prescription Drug 
and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003''.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the Sense of the Congress that 
the Congress should enact, and the President should sign, legislation 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in 
the medicare program and to provide prescription drug coverage under 
the medicare program.
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