[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3347 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3347

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for 
 education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals who 
 are receiving medical assistance under such title and who have Sickle 
                             Cell Disease.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

   Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
  Rangel, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Olson) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for 
 education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals who 
 are receiving medical assistance under such title and who have Sickle 
                             Cell Disease.

    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 ``Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma 
Awareness Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR EDUCATION ON RISK OF RENAL MEDULLARY 
              CARCINOMA TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE UNDER 
              MEDICAID.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(a)(3)(E)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(3)(E)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``, renal 
medullary carcinoma,'' after ``stroke'' each place it appears.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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