[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5360 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5360
To amend the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of
2008 to extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 2023
Ms. Craig 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 the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of
2008 to extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.
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 ``Helping Low-Income Seniors Afford
Care Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME
PROGRAMS.
(a) State Health Insurance Programs.--Subsection (a)(1)(B) of
section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b-3 note), as amended by section 3306 of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148),
section 610 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law
112-240), section 1110 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013
(Public Law 113-67), section 110 of the Protecting Access to Medicare
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-93), section 208 of the Medicare Access and
CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-10), section 50207 of
division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123),
section 1402 of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020,
and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-59), section 1402 of
division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and
Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-69), section 103
of division N of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
(Public Law 116-94), section 3803 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-
136), section 2203 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and
Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116-159), section 1102 of the Further
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act (Public
Law 116-215), and section 103 of division CC of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), is amended--
(1) in clause (xii), by striking at the end ``and''; and
(2) by striking clause (xiii) and inserting the following
clauses:
``(xiii) for fiscal year 2023, $15,000,000;
and
``(xiv) for fiscal year 2024 and each
subsequent fiscal year, $30,000,000.''.
(b) Area Agencies on Aging.--Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section
119, as so amended, is amended--
(1) in clause (xii), by striking at the end ``and''; and
(2) by striking clause (xiii) and inserting the following
clauses:
``(xiii) for fiscal year 2023, $15,000,000;
and
``(xiv) for fiscal year 2024 and each
subsequent fiscal year, $20,000,000.''.
(c) Aging and Disability Resource Centers.--Subsection (c)(1)(B) of
such section 119, as so amended, is amended--
(1) in clause (xii), by striking at the end ``and''; and
(2) by striking clause (xiii) and inserting the following
clauses:
``(xiii) for fiscal year 2023, $5,000,000;
and
``(xiv) for fiscal year 2024 and each
subsequent fiscal year, $5,000,000.''.
(d) Contract With the National Center for Benefits and Outreach
Enrollment.--Subsection (d)(2) of such section 119, as so amended, is
amended--
(1) in clause (xii), by striking at the end ``and''; and
(2) by striking clause (xiii) and inserting the following
clauses:
``(xiii) for fiscal year 2023, $15,000,000;
and
``(xiv) for fiscal year 2024 and each
subsequent fiscal year, $20,000,000.''.
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