[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 148 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 148

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

                            January 3, 2017

Mr. Al Green of Texas 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 2017''.

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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