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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3421 

To provide for a 3-year extension of funding outreach and assistance for 

low-income programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 21, 2019 

Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mrs. DINGELL, and Mr. BUCHANAN) 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 

A BILL 

To provide for a 3-year extension of funding outreach and 

assistance for low-income programs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Choices for Medi5 care Beneficiaries Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FUNDING OUTREACH AND ASSIST2 ANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR STATE HEALTH IN4 SURANCE PROGRAMS.—Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 

5 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Pro6 viders Act of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 1395b–3 note), as amended 

7 by section 3306 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

8 Care Act (Public Law 111–148), section 610 of the Amer9 ican Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–240), 

10 section 1110 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 

11 (Public Law 113–67), section 110 of the Protecting Ac12 cess to Medicare Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–93), sec13 tion 208 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthoriza14 tion Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–10), and section 50207 

15 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 

16 123), is amended— 

17 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end; 

20 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

21 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

23 new clause: 

24 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 

25 through 2022, of $15,000,000.’’. 


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1 (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AREA AGENCIES ON

2 AGING.—Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so 

3 amended, is amended— 

4 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

8 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

10 new clause: 

11 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 

12 through 2022, of $15,000,000.’’. 

13 (c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AGING AND DIS14 ABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS.—Subsection (c)(1)(B) of 

15 such section 119, as so amended, is amended— 

16 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

20 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

22 new clause: 

23 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 

24 through 2022, of $5,000,000.’’. 


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1 (d) ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CONTRACT WITH

2 THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR BENEFITS AND OUTREACH

3 ENROLLMENT.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section 119, as 

4 so amended, is amended— 

5 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

6 (2) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the 

9 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following 

11 new clause: 

12 ‘‘(x) for each of fiscal years 2020 

13 through 2022, of $15,000,000.’’. 

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