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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2802

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the sunset 
 and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice 
                  medical savings account (MSA) plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2001

  Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
 Hoekstra, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Sensenbrenner) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 remove the sunset 
 and numerical limitation on Medicare participation in Medicare+Choice 
                  medical savings account (MSA) plans.

    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 ``Medicare Medical Savings Account 
(MSA) Expansion Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF SUNSET AND NUMERICAL LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION IN 
              MEDICARE+CHOICE MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT (MSA) PLANS.

    Section 1851(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
21(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the first sentence; 
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the second sentence.
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