[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5132 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5132 To establish a period during which individuals under 65 years of age who are entitled to benefits under part A of the medicare program on the basis of a disability or end stage renal disease may enroll under part B of the medicare program in order to meet eligibility requirements for health benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services under title 10, United States Code. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 1994 Mr. Hutchinson introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a period during which individuals under 65 years of age who are entitled to benefits under part A of the medicare program on the basis of a disability or end stage renal disease may enroll under part B of the medicare program in order to meet eligibility requirements for health benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services under title 10, United States Code. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD UNDER MEDICARE PART B FOR CERTAIN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER CHAMPUS. (a) In General.--For purposes of section 1837 of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish an open enrollment period for the first 4 months of 1995 during which an individual described in section 2 may enroll in the supplementary medical insurance program established under part B of title XVIII of such Act. (b) Waiver of Penalty for Late Enrollment.--For purposes of section 1839(b) of the Social Security Act, an individual described in section 2 who enrolls in part B of the medicare program during the open enrollment period described in subsection (a) shall be considered to have enrolled in part B of such program during the individual's initial enrollment period under section 1837 of such Act. SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL DESCRIBED. An individual described in this section is an individual who would be described in section 1086(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, if the individual were enrolled in the supplementary medical insurance program under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. <all>