[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4938 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4938

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 open 
enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug plans and to eliminate 
 any late enrollment penalty for enrollments in such plans at any time 
                              during 2006.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2006

    Mr. Wu 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 extend the 2006 open 
enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug plans and to eliminate 
 any late enrollment penalty for enrollments in such plans at any time 
                              during 2006.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF THE 2006 OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR MEDICARE 
              PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS.

    Section 1860D-1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w-101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ``, except that in 
applying paragraph (1) of such section, with respect to the annual 
coordinated election period for 2006, such period shall continue 
through November 14, 2006'' before the period.

SEC. 2. NO MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY FOR 
              ENROLLMENTS DURING 2006.

    Section 1860D-13(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w-113(b)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting ``(after December 2006)'' 
after ``any month''.
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