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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6114 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods 
for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals 
with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. FASO, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, 
Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DONOVAN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO-
NEY of New York, Ms. MENG, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. KIND, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, and Mr. TED LIEU of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and 
Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast 
cancer, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Metastatic Breast Can-
cer Access to Care Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF WAITING PERIOD FOR INDIVID-
UALS WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 423) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter fol-
lowing subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or (ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual 
who has been medically determined to have 
metastatic breast cancer, for each month begin-
ning with the first month during all of which 
the individual is under a disability and in which 
the individual becomes entitled to such insur-
ance benefits, or (iii)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 
(iii)’’ after ‘‘clause (ii)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to applications for dis-
ability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. WAIVER OF 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDI-
CARE 
COVERAGE 
OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
WITH 
METASTATIC BREAST CANCER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 226(h) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 426(h)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
metastatic breast cancer’’ after ‘‘amyotrophic lateral scle-
rosis (ALS)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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