I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6007 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the expansion 
of coverage of vaccines under part B of the Medicare program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 17, 2021 
Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the expansion of coverage of vaccines under part 
B of the Medicare program, 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. EXPANSION OF COVERAGE OF VACCINES 
UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(s)(10)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(10)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) with respect to an adult indi-
vidual, any other vaccine (which is ap-
proved by the Federal Food and Drug Ad-
ministration) not described in clause (i) 
that is recommended by the Advisory Com-
mittee on Immunization Practices and its 
administration; and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) WAIVER OF DEDUCTIBLE.—The first sen-
tence of section 1833(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, and (12)’’ and inserting 
‘‘, (12)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)(i)’’; and 
(C) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and (13) such deductible 
shall not apply with respect to vaccines rec-
ommended by the Advisory Committee on Im-
munization Practices and their administration 
described in section 1861(s)(10)(A)(ii)’’. 
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(2) WAIVER OF COST-SHARING UNDER MEDI-
CARE
ADVANTAGE.—Section 1852(a)(1)(B) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(a)(1)(B)), 
as amended by section 3713(c) of the CARES Act 
(Public Law 116–136), is amended— 
(A) in clause (iv)— 
(i) by redesignating subclause (VII) as 
subclause (VIII); 
(ii) by inserting after subclause (VI) 
the following new subclause: 
‘‘(VII) Vaccines recommended by 
the Advisory Committee on Immuni-
zation Practices and their administra-
tion 
described 
in 
section 
1861(s)(10)(A)(ii).’’; and 
(iii) in subclause (VI), by striking 
‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 1861(s)(10)(A)(i)’’; and 
(B) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and (VI)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(VI), and (VII)’’. 
(3) INITIAL
PREVENTIVE
MEDICAL
EXAMINA-
TION.—Section 1861(ww)(2)(A) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ww)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and hepatitis B vaccine’’ and inserting 
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‘‘COVID–19, hepatitis B, and other vaccines de-
scribed in section 1861(s)(10)(A)(ii)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provi-
sions of, and the amendments made by, this section by 
program instruction or otherwise. 
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