To amend title 10, United States Code, relating to prescription drug benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care plans.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3390 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3390

To amend title 10, United States Code, relating to prescription drug
benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care
plans.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 29, 2003

Mr. Schrock (for himself, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr.
Simmons, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hayes,
Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, and Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, relating to prescription drug
benefits for Medicare-eligible enrollees under defense health care
plans.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS FOR
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE ENROLLEES UNDER DEFENSE HEALTH CARE
PLANS.

Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(6)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) For a medicare-eligible beneficiary, the cost-sharing
requirements may not be in excess of the cost-sharing
requirements applicable to all other beneficiaries covered by
section 1086 of this title. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, a medicare-eligible beneficiary is a beneficiary
eligible for health benefits under section 1086 of this title
pursuant to subsection (d)(2) of such section.''.
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