[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 205 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 205

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual 
 enrollment periods of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program 
               and under the Medicare Advantage program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

  Mr. Saxton (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) 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 extend the annual 
 enrollment periods of the Medicare prescription drug benefit program 
               and under the Medicare Advantage 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 ``Medicare Prescription Drug 
Enrollment Extension Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS FOR THE MEDICARE 
              PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT PROGRAM AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1851(e)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-21(e)(3)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii); and
            (2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) with respect to 2007, the period 
                        beginning on November 15, 2006, and ending on 
                        December 31, 2006; and
                            ``(v) with respect to a succeeding year, 
                        the period beginning on November 15 of the year 
                        before such year and ending on March 31 of such 
                        year.''.
    (b) Conforming Effectiveness of Election.--Section 1851(f)(3) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21(f)(3)) is amended by inserting after ``the 
following year'' the following: ``, except that in the case of an 
election made under subsection (e)(3)(B)(v) on or after January 1 of a 
year, the election shall take effect on the first day of the first 
month that begins at least 14 days after the date of such election''.
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