[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4737 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4737

  To provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling 
                programs for Medicare part D enrollment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2006

  Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
 Brown of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
  Jefferson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
 Jones of Ohio, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Taylor of 
   Mississippi, Mr. Case, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. 
  Cardoza, Mr. Boswell, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
Cooper, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Bishop of 
    Georgia, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Berry, and Mr. Salazar) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
  and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and 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 provide additional funding for State health insurance counseling 
                programs for Medicare part D enrollment.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASED FUNDING FOR STATE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING 
              PROGRAMS FOR MEDICARE PART D ENROLLMENT.

    (a) In General.--In addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated, 
there are appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 to the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services for grants to States under section 4360 of 
the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 for the purpose of providing 
outreach and information counseling and assistance with respect to 
enrollment of part D eligible individuals (as defined in section 1860D-
1(a)(3) of the Social Security Act) under prescription drug plans and 
MA-PD plans under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Funds 
appropriated under the preceding sentence shall remain available until 
expended.
    (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount 
of funds available for obligation under section 1858(e)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-27a(e)(2)(A)(i)) are hereby 
reduced by the amount of funds appropriated under subsection (a).
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