(1) Section 201(i)(1) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 401(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund, and the Medicare
Early Access Trust Fund’’.
(2) Section 201(g)(1)(A) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 401(g)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund established by title XVIII’’ and inserting ‘‘,
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund, and the Medicare Early Access Trust Fund
established by title XVIII’’.
(3) Section 1820(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395i–4(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘part D’’ and in-
serting ‘‘part E’’.
(4) Part C of title XVIII of such Act is amend-
ed—
(A) in section 1851(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C.
1395w–21(a)(2)(B)), by striking ‘‘1859(b)(3)’’
and inserting ‘‘1858(b)(3);
(B) in section 1851(a)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C.
1395w–21(a)(2)(C)), by striking ‘‘1859(b)(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘1858(b)(2)’’;
(C) in section 1852(a)(1) (42 U.S.C.
1395w–22(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘1859(b)(3)’’ and
inserting ‘‘1858(b)(3)’’;
(D) 
in 
section 
1852(a)(3)(B)(ii) 
(42
U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(3)(B)(ii)), by striking
‘‘1859(b)(2)(B)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘1858(b)(2)(B)’’;
(E) in section 1853(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C.
1395w–23(a)(1)(A)), by striking ‘‘1859(e)(4)’’
and inserting ‘‘1858(e)(4)’’; and
(F) in section 1853(a)(3)(D) (42 U.S.C.
1395w–23(a)(3)(D)), by striking ‘‘1859(e)(4)’’
and inserting ‘‘1858(e)(4)’’.
(5) Section 1853(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w–23(c)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or (7)’’
and inserting ‘‘, (7), or (8)’’, and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) ADJUSTMENT FOR EARLY ACCESS.—In ap-
plying this subsection with respect to individuals en-
titled to benefits under part D, the Secretary shall
provide for an appropriate adjustment in the
Medicare+Choice capitation rate as may be appro-
priate to reflect differences between the population
served under such part and the population under
parts A and B.’’.
(c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 138(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘1859(b)(3)’’
and inserting ‘‘1858(b)(3)’’.
(2)(A) Section 602(2)(D)(ii) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1162(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(not including an
individual who is so entitled pursuant to enrollment
under section 1859A)’’ after ‘‘Social Security Act’’.
(B) Section 2202(2)(D)(ii) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb–2(2)(D)(ii)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘(not including an individual who is
so entitled pursuant to enrollment under section
1859A)’’ after ‘‘Social Security Act’’.
(C) Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(V) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting
‘‘(not including an individual who is so entitled pur-
suant to enrollment under section 1859A)’’ after
‘‘Social Security Act’’.
TITLE II—ACCESS TO MEDICARE
BENEFITS 
FOR 
DISPLACED
WORKERS 55-TO-62 YEARS OF
AGE
SEC. 201. ACCESS TO MEDICARE BENEFITS FOR DISPLACED
WORKERS 55-TO-62 YEARS OF AGE.
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1859 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as inserted by section 101(a)(2), is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) DISPLACED WORKERS AND SPOUSES.—
‘‘(1) DISPLACED WORKERS.—Subject to para-
graph (3), an individual who meets the following re-
quirements with respect to a month is eligible to en-
roll under this part with respect to such month:
‘‘(A) AGE.—As of the last day of the
month, the individual has attained 55 years of
age, but has not attained 62 years of age.
‘‘(B) MEDICARE
ELIGIBILITY
(BUT
FOR
AGE).—The individual would be eligible for ben-
efits under part A or part B for the month if
the individual were 65 years of age.
‘‘(C) LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED COV-
ERAGE.—
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE
FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION.—The individual meets the