[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1382 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1382

To provide for a one-year delay in the implementation of the voluntary 
   prescription drug benefit program, and to provide for a one-year 
     extension of the Medicare prescription drug discount card and 
  transitional assistance program and of the coverage of prescription 
                   drugs under the Medicaid Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

Mr. Flake (for himself, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
  Mr. Pence, Mr. Paul, Mr. Tancredo, and Mr. Jones of North Carolina) 
 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 provide for a one-year delay in the implementation of the voluntary 
   prescription drug benefit program, and to provide for a one-year 
     extension of the Medicare prescription drug discount card and 
  transitional assistance program and of the coverage of prescription 
                   drugs under the Medicaid 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 ``Prescription Drug COST (Control 
Overspending to Save Taxpayers) Containment Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. ONE-YEAR DELAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VOLUNTARY 
              PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall provide for a one-year delay in the enrollment 
of individuals in prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act. In effecting such delay, the 
Secretary shall provide for an appropriate delay in contracts with such 
plans and in open enrollment periods.

SEC. 3. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT 
              CARD AND TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; CONTINUATION OF 
              MEDICAID PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS.

    (a) Continuation of Drug Discount Card Program.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall continue to provide for the medicare prescription drug discount 
card and transitional assistance program under subpart 4 of part D of 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act during 2006 under the same terms 
and conditions that apply during 2005.
    (b) Continuation of Medicaid Coverage of Prescription Drugs.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall continue to provide for coverage of prescription 
drugs under the medicaid program during 2006 under section 1927 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-8) under the same terms and 
conditions that apply during 2005.
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