[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1826 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1826

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate late 
     enrollment penalties under part B of the Medicare program for 
individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 
  years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A of such program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2021

Miss Gonzalez-Colon (for herself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
  in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 eliminate late 
     enrollment penalties under part B of the Medicare program for 
individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 
  years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A of such 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 ``Fairness in Medicare Part B 
Enrollment Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTIES UNDER PART B OF THE 
              MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN 
              PUERTO RICO.

    (a) In General.--Section 1839(b) of the Social Security Act is 
amended in the second sentence by inserting ``or months occurring in 
the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the individual becomes 
entitled to benefits under part A if such individual was residing in 
Puerto Rico as of such date and such date is after the date that is 4 
years before the date of the enactment of the Fairness in Medicare Part 
B Enrollment Act of 2021'' before the period at the end of such 
sentence.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to premiums paid for months beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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