datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(D) Individuals at least 36 years of age 
and not more than 45 years of age. 
‘‘(E) Individuals at least 46 years of age 
and not more than 55 years of age. 
‘‘(F) Individuals at least 56 years of age 
and not more than 64 years of age. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT.—An individual enrolled under this 
part pursuant to this section shall not be treated as en-
rolled under this part (or any other part of this title) for 
purposes of obtaining medical assistance for medicare 
cost-sharing or otherwise under title XIX. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT IN RELATION TO THE AFFORD-
ABLE CARE ACT.— 
‘‘(1) SATISFACTION
OF
INDIVIDUAL
MAN-
DATE.—For purposes of applying section 5000A of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to re-
quirement to maintain minimum essential coverage), 
the coverage provided under this section constitutes 
minimum 
essential 
coverage 
under 
subsection 
(f)(1)(A)(i) of such section. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
For purposes of applying section 36B of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, coverage provided under this 
section shall be treated as provision of a qualified 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3737 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option 
for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States to buy 
into Medicare. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2013 
Mr. GRAYSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of 
the United States to buy into Medicare. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Option Act’’ 
or the ‘‘Medicare You Can Buy Into Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL MEDICARE BUY-IN OPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 1818(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395i–2(a)), 
by striking ‘‘or 1818A’’ and inserting ‘‘, 1818A, or 
1818B’’; and 
(2) by inserting after section 1818A the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘UNIVERSAL BUY-IN 
‘‘SEC. 1818B. (a) IN GENERAL.—Every individual 
who— 
‘‘(1) is a resident of the United States; 
‘‘(2) is either (A) a citizen or national of the 
United States, or (B) an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence; and 
‘‘(3) is not otherwise entitled to benefits under 
this part or eligible to enroll under this part; 
shall be eligible to enroll in the insurance program estab-
lished by this part. An individual may enroll under this 
section only in such manner and form as may be pre-
scribed in regulations, and only during an enrollment pe-
riod prescribed in or under this section. 
‘‘(b) ENROLLMENT; COVERAGE.—The Secretary shall 
establish enrollment periods and coverage under this sec-
tion consistent with the principles for establishment of en-
rollment periods and coverage for individuals under sec-
tion 1818, except that no entitlement to benefits under 
this part shall be effective before the first day of the first 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3739 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the exclusion 
from gross income of parking and transportation fringe benefits and 
to provide for a common cost-of-living adjustment, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2013 
Ms. EDWARDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize 
the exclusion from gross income of parking and transpor-
tation fringe benefits and to provide for a common cost- 
of-living adjustment, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. UNIFORM DOLLAR LIMITATION FOR ALL TYPES 
OF TRANSPORTATION FRINGE BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 132(f)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$100’’ in subparagraph (A) 
and inserting ‘‘$245’’, 
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SEC. 3. OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
PLAN. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Section 7001(b)(1) of 
such Act (33 U.S.C. 2761(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Oil Pollution Research 
and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 
2013 and periodically thereafter, as appropriate, but 
not less than once every 5 years’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) identify the roles and responsibilities 
of each member agency of the Interagency 
Committee under subsection (a)(3)(A) and each 
of the collaborating agencies under subsection 
(a)(3)(B);’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘contain-
ment,’’ after ‘‘response,’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D) by inserting ‘‘contain-
ment,’’ after ‘‘response,’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(6) in subparagraph (F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the States’’ through ‘‘re-
search needs’’ and inserting ‘‘State and tribal 
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(2) by striking ‘‘$175’’ in subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ‘‘$245’’, and 
(3) by striking the last sentence. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 132(f)(6) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking the last sentence, 
(2) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2013’’, 
and 
(3) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3740 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for depend-
ent care expenses refundable and to index the income phaseout of the 
credit for inflation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2013 
Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. RUPPERS-
BERGER, Ms. MATSUI, and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make 
the credit for dependent care expenses refundable and 
to index the income phaseout of the credit for inflation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care Access and 
Refundability Expansion Act’’ or as the ‘‘Child CARE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSES. 
(a) CREDIT MADE REFUNDABLE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 21 as 
section 36C and by moving such section after section 
36B. 
(2) CREDIT NOT ALLOWED TO NONRESIDENT 
ALIENS.—Section 36C(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as redesignated by this section, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(other than a nonresident 
alien)’’ after ‘‘In the case of an individual’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 23(f)(1) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 21(e)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 36C(e)’’. 
(B) Section 35(g)(6) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 21(e)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 36C(e)’’. 
(C) Section 36C(a)(1) of such Code, as re-
designated by this section, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘this subtitle’’. 
(D) Section 129(a)(2)(C) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 21(e)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 36C(e)’’. 
(E) Section 129(b)(2) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 21(d)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 36C(d)(2)’’. 
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(A) in subsection (a), in the matter fol-
lowing paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘, and if 
death results shall be punished by death’’ and 
all that follows through the end of the sub-
section and inserting a period; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, and if 
death results shall be punished by death’’ and 
all that follows through the end of the sub-
section and inserting a period. 
(34) MURDER BY ACT OF TERRORISM TRAN-
SCENDING
NATIONAL
BOUNDARIES.—Section 
2332b(c)(1)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘by death, or’’. 
(35) MURDER
INVOLVING
TORTURE.—Section 
2340A(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘punished by death or’’. 
(36) MURDER INVOLVING A WAR CRIME.—Sec-
tion 2441(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘, and if death results to the 
victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death’’. 
(37) MURDER
RELATED
TO
A
CONTINUING 
CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE OR RELATED MURDER OF A 
FEDERAL, STATE, OR
LOCAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICER.—Section 408(e) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 848(e)) is amended— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘DEATH
PENALTY’’ and inserting ‘‘INTEN-
TIONAL KILLING’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, or 
may be sentenced to death’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘, or may be sentenced to death’’. 
(38) DEATH RESULTING FROM AIRCRAFT HI-
JACKING.—Section 46502 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘put to death or’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking 
‘‘put to death or’’. 
(b) NON-HOMICIDE RELATED OFFENSES.— 
(1) ESPIONAGE.—Section 794(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘pun-
ished by death or’’ and all that follows before the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘imprisoned for any term of years 
or for life’’. 
(2) TREASON.—Section 2381 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘shall suffer 
death, or’’. 
(c) TITLE 10.— 
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(F) Section 129(e)(1) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 21(b)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 36C(b)(2)’’. 
(G) Section 213(e) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 36C’’. 
(H) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘36C,’’ after ‘‘36B,’’. 
(I) Section 6213(g)(2)(H) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 21’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 36C’’. 
(J) Section 6213(g)(2)(L) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 21, 24, 32, or 
6428’’ and inserting ‘‘section 24, 32, 36C, or 
6428’’. 
(K) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting ‘‘36C,’’ after ‘‘36B,’’. 
(L) The table of sections for subpart A of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 21. 
(M) The table of sections for subpart C of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
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Code is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 36B the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 36C. Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for 
gainful employment.’’. 
(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF INCOME THRESH-
OLDS FOR CREDIT PHASEDOWN.—Section 36C(e) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by this 
section, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of any 
taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 
2013, the $2,000 amount and the $15,000 
amount in subsection (a)(2) shall each be in-
creased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘calendar 
year 2012’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—Any increase deter-
mined under subparagraph (A) shall be rounded 
to the nearest multiple of— 
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‘‘(i) in the case of the $2,000 amount, 
$50, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of the $15,000 
amount, $100.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3748 
To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New 
Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclu-
sion in the national forest, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2013 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the 
State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land 
Management land for inclusion in the national forest, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION AND TRANSFER OF 
ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, CIBOLA NA-
TIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO. 
(a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.— 
(1) MODIFICATION.—The boundaries of Cibola 
National Forest in the State of New Mexico, are 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3744 
To provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed as a result 
of sequestration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2013 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. MORAN, and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for the compensation of Federal employees 
furloughed as a result of sequestration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Employee Pay 
Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FUR-
LOUGHED AS A RESULT OF SEQUESTRATION. 
Federal employees furloughed as a result of reduc-
tions in budget authority required pursuant to the Presi-
dential sequestration order dated March 1, 2013, shall be 
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compensated at their standard rate of compensation for 
the period of such furlough. 
Æ 
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(6) in item number 93, relating to New Mexico,
by striking ‘‘Raton-Clayton Rd., Clayton, New Mex-
ico’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. Rt. 64/87 from Raton, New
Mexico, through Clayton to the Texas-New Mexico
State line’’; and
(7) in item number 111, relating to Parker
County, Texas (SH199)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Parker County’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Parker and Tarrant Counties’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to four-’’ and inserting ‘‘in
Tarrant County, to freeway standards and in
Parker County to a 4-’’.
SEC. 337. URBAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1106(b)(2) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2043–2047) is amended—
(1) in item number (9), relating to New York,
New York, by striking ‘‘Improvements’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘NY’’ and inserting ‘‘Projects in New
York City, New York (other than improvements to the
Miller Highway)’’;
(2) in item number 13, relating to Joliet, Illi-
nois, by striking ‘‘and construction and interchange
at Houbolt Road and I–80’’;
(c) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Section 6 of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as amended by subsection 
(a)) (29 U.S.C. 206) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(i) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date 
of any increase in the minimum wage determined under 
subsection (h) or required for tipped employees in accord-
ance with subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 3(m)(1), as 
amended by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
website of the Department of Labor a notice announcing 
the adjusted required wage.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the first day 
of the third month that begins after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3747 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and increase the 
exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters and emergency 
medical responders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2013 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. LATHAM, Ms. ESTY, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mr. KIND, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
MORAN, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. PETRI, Mr. TONKO, and Mr. 
SCHRADER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
and increase the exclusion for benefits provided to volun-
teer firefighters and emergency medical responders. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Volunteer Responder 
Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
BENEFITS 
PROVIDED 
TO 
VOLUNTEER 
FIRE-
FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RE-
SPONDERS. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON QUALI-
FIED
PAYMENTS.—Subparagraph 
(B) 
of 
section 
139B(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘$30’’ and inserting ‘‘$50’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (d) of section 139B of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘beginning after December 31, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘be-
ginning— 
‘‘(1) after December 31, 2010, and before Jan-
uary 1, 2014, or 
‘‘(2) after December 31, 2016.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
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‘‘(B) the program imposes an annual tax 
(in addition to the fees permitted under sub-
paragraph (A)) equal to— 
‘‘(i) 1.5 percent of the amount des-
ignated for management under the pro-
gram for the first 10 years of the account, 
and 
‘‘(ii) 1 percent of the amount des-
ignated for management under the pro-
gram for the remainder of the life of the 
account without regard to account balance, 
and 
‘‘(C) the 1 percent tax is imposed notwith-
standing the Roth designation. 
‘‘(4) 
INVESTMENT
MANAGER.—A 
program 
meets the requirements of this paragraph if the in-
vestment managers under the program are chosen 
by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(5) 
SEPARATE
ACCOUNTING.—A 
program 
meets the requirements of this paragraph if the pro-
gram— 
‘‘(A) establishes separate accounts for each 
type of qualified retirement savings held for the 
benefit of each individual and any earnings 
properly allocable to such assets, and 
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I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3749 
To provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact 
of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment under part 
B of the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2013 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate 
the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable 
medical equipment under part B of the Medicare pro-
gram. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Demonstra-
tion of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION OF MEDICARE COVERAGE OF 
LOW VISION DEVICES AS DURABLE MEDICAL 
EQUIPMENT. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall com-
mence a project (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘demonstration project’’) to demonstrate and evalu-
ate the impact of covering low vision devices (includ-
ing subsets of such devices) under part B of title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act in the same or 
similar manner as coverage is provided for durable 
medical equipment under such part. 
(2) LOW VISION DEVICE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘low vision device’’ means a device, 
prescribed by a physician, that magnifies, enhances, 
or otherwise augments or interprets visual images ir-
respective of the size, form, or technological features 
of such device and does not include ordinary eye-
glasses or contact lenses or a device that is other-
wise available for non-prescription retail sale to the 
general public at a cost of less than $500. In the 
previous sentence, the term ‘‘ordinary eyeglasses or 
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