[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4871-S4872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IMPROVING MEDICARE PATIENTS WITH RNHCI OPTIONS TO VACCINATE EASILY ACT

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4899, introduced earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 4899) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to Remedy election revocations relating to 
     administration of COVID-19 vaccines.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. DURBIN. I further ask that the bill be considered read a third 
time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  Mr. DURBIN. I know of no further debate on the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having 
been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass?
  The bill (S. 4899) was passed as follows:

                                S. 4899

       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 ``Improving Medicare Patients 
     with RNHCI Options to Vaccinate Easily Act'' or the ``IMPROVE 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. REMEDYING ELECTION REVOCATIONS RELATING TO 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1821(b)(5)(A) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-5(b)(5)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' or at the end;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) effective beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this clause, that is a COVID-19 vaccine and its 
     administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A).''.
       (b) Special Rules for COVID-19 Vaccines Relating to 
     Revocation of Election.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and 
     (4) of section 1821(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395i-5(b)), in the case of an individual with a revocation 
     of an election under such section prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act by reason of receiving a COVID-19 
     vaccine and its administration described in section 
     1861(s)(10)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(10)(A)), the 
     following rules shall apply:
       (1) Beginning on such date of enactment, such individual 
     may make an election under such section, which shall take 
     effect immediately upon its execution, if such individual 
     would be eligible to make such an election if they had not 
     received such COVID-19 vaccine and its administration.
       (2) Such revoked election shall not be taken into account 
     for purposes of determining the effective date for an 
     election described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such 
     paragraph (4).

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       (c) Medicare Improvement Fund.--Section 1898(b)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``$7,500,000,000'' and inserting ``$7,493,000,000''.

  Mr. DURBIN. I move that the motion to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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