[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2770 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2770

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend for 3 years 
               reasonable cost contracts under Medicare.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2011

 Mr. Paulsen (for himself and Mr. Kind) 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 for 3 years 
               reasonable cost contracts under Medicare.

    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 Cost Contract Extension Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. 3-YEAR EXTENSION OF MEDICARE REASONABLE COST CONTRACTS.

    Section 1876(h)(5)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395mm(h)(5)(C)(ii)) is amended, in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
by striking ``January 1, 2013'' and inserting ``January 1, 2016''.
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