[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5387 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5387

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
  additional two-month period in 2006 for enrollments in the Medicare 
Advantage plans and for the Medicare prescription drug benefit without 
any late enrollment penalty for months before the end of such two-month 
                                period.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2006

  Mr. Weller 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 provide for an 
  additional two-month period in 2006 for enrollments in the Medicare 
Advantage plans and for the Medicare prescription drug benefit without 
any late enrollment penalty for months before the end of such two-month 
                                period.

    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 ``One More Chance to Sign Up Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ANNUAL, COORDINATED 
              ELECTION PERIOD FOR 2006 WITHOUT LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1851(e)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-21(e)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (B)(iii) to read as follows:
                    ``(iii) with respect to 2006 and subject to 
                subparagraph (E), the period beginning on November 15, 
                2005, and ending on August 15, 2006, excluding May 16, 
                2006, through June 14, 2006; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(E) Special rule.--If this subparagraph is enacted after 
        June 15, 2006--
                    ``(i) the reference in subparagraph (B)(iii) to 
                `June 14, 2006' shall be treated as a reference to a 
                date (specified by the Secretary) that is as soon as 
                possible (but not later than 2 weeks) after the date of 
                the enactment of this subparagraph; and
                    ``(ii) the reference in such subparagraph to 
                `August 15, 2006' shall be treated as a reference to a 
                date (specified by the Secretary) that is at least 60 
                days after the date specified under clause (i), except 
                in no case later than November 14, 2006.''.
    (b) Special Rule Because of Delayed Enactment.--The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall not apply if this Act is enacted on or after 
September 1, 2006.
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