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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5147 
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the 
income-related increase in part B premiums that was enacted as part 
of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173). 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2006 
Mrs. LOWEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to repeal the income-related increase in part B pre-
miums that was enacted as part of the Medicare Pre-
scription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108–173). 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPEAL OF INCOME-RELATED INCREASE IN 
PART B PREMIUMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1839 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended by striking sub-
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section (i), as added by section 811 of the Medicare Pre-
scription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 
2003 (Public Law 108–173) and as amended by section 
5111 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–171). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—— 
(1) Such section 1839 (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is fur-
ther amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘(f), 
and (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (f)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(without 
regard to any adjustment under subsection 
(i))’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘if the monthly’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and if the monthly’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and if the amount of 
the individual’s premium is not adjusted 
for such January under subsection (i),’’. 
(2) Section 1844 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘minus’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘plus’’; 
and 
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(ii) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and 
without regard to any premium adjustment 
under section 1839(i)’’. 
(3)(A) Section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to disclosure of returns and 
return information for purposes other than tax ad-
ministration) is amended by striking paragraph 
(20). 
(B) Sections 6103(a)(3), 6103(p)(4), and 
7213(a)(2) of such Code are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(19), or (20)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (19)’’ each 
place it appears. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173). 
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