[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1126 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1126

  To provide that no Federal funds may be expended for the payment or 
 reimbursement of a drug that is prescribed to a sex offender for the 
              treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2005

  Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that no Federal funds may be expended for the payment or 
 reimbursement of a drug that is prescribed to a sex offender for the 
              treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction.

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

SECTION 1. NO FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DRUGS PRESCRIBED TO SEX OFFENDERS FOR 
              THE TREATMENT OF SEXUAL OR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION.

    (a) Restriction.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, no Federal funds may be expended for the payment or 
        reimbursement, including payment or reimbursement under the 
        programs described in paragraph (2), of a drug that is 
        prescribed to an individual described in paragraph (3) for the 
        treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction.
            (2) Programs described.--The programs described in this 
        paragraph are the medicaid program, the medicare program, the 
        Federal employees health benefits program, the Defense Health 
        Program, the program of medical care furnished by the Secretary 
        of Veterans Affairs, health related programs administered by 
        the Indian Health Service, health related programs funded under 
        the Public Health Service Act, and any other Federal health 
        program.
            (3) Individual described.--An individual described in this 
        paragraph is an individual who has a conviction for sexual 
        abuse, sexual assault, or any other sexual offense.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to drugs dispensed 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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