To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 annual coordinated election period for Medicare prescription drug plans through August 15, 2006.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 annual coordinated election period for Medicare prescription drug plans through August 15, 2006.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 4715 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4715

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the 2006 
annual coordinated election period for Medicare prescription drug plans 
                        through August 15, 2006.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2006

 Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Goode, 
  and Mr. Scott of Georgia) 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 extend the 2006 
annual coordinated election period for Medicare prescription drug plans 
                        through August 15, 2006.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. THREE-MONTH EXTENSION OF THE 2006 OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR 
              MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS.

    Section 1860D-1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w-101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by inserting ``, except that in 
applying paragraph (1) of such section, with respect to the annual 
coordinated election period for 2006, such period shall continue 
through August 15, 2006'' before the period.
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