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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Early Education Employee Benefit Act 
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants on a 
competitive basis, and payable during a period of not less than 2 years 
and not more than 5 years, to eligible States and political 
subdivisions of States--
            (1) to establish innovative partnerships with private 
        partners to reduce the cost incurred by employees and union 
        members to obtain early education (including child care, 
        preschool, and other early childhood programs), or
            (2) to assist private partners to pay part of the cost of 
        acquiring, building, and renovating physical premises to be 
        used as new early education facilities.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES TO 
              RECEIVE GRANTS.

    To be eligible to receive a grant under section 2, a State or a 
political subdivision of a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such form, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require by rule, including--
            (1) the agency designated by the State, or the political 
        subdivision of a State, to serve as the lead agency that will 
        administer such grant,
            (2) a description of the program such applicant intends to 
        carry out with such grant,
            (3) a description of the source, and increasing annual 
        amount, of the funds such applicant will use to pay the non-
        Federal share of the cost to carry out such program during a 
        period not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years, and
            (4) an agreement that such State or such political 
        subdivision--
                    (A) will contribute (from non-Federal funds) to 
                carry out such program, an amount equal to 50 percent 
                of the amount of such grant,
                    (B) will not require a private partner to offer on-
                site early education as a condition for participation 
                in an Early Education Benefit Agreement, and
                    (C) will use such grant to supplement, not 
                supplant, spending by such State, such political 
                subdivision, and private partners to improve access to 
                and enhance the quality of early education.

SEC. 4. SELECTION OF APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE GRANTS.

    In making grants under this Act, the Secretary shall give priority 
to eligible applicants that--
            (1) are, in the judgment of the Secretary, most likely to 
        increase the number of employees and members who receive an 
        Early Education Benefit through their employers and unions,
            (2) propose innovative public-private partnerships that 
        will carry out early education programs that are likely to be 
        replicated,
            (3) are likely to be sustainable beyond the period during 
        which such grant is expended,
            (4) are developed in consultation with child care resource 
        and referral agencies and networks, and with employers and 
        unions,
            (5) demonstrate the intention and ability to provide--
                    (A) with funds to be expended for the use described 
                in section 5(1), Early Education Benefits through Early 
                Education Benefit Agreements to a significant number of 
                employees of private employers with fewer than 50 
                employees, or
                    (B) with funds to be expended for the use described 
                in section 5(2), Early Education Start-up Grants to 
                private employers with fewer than 50 employees, and
                    (6) have experience working on early childhood 
                issues and working in partnership with the business 
                community, or have an agreement to implement the 
                program funded by a grant made under section 2 through 
                a nonprofit entity with such experience.

SEC. 5. USES OF FUNDS.

    A recipient of a grant made under section 2 shall use such grant--
            (1) to enter into Early Education Benefit Agreements to 
        provide Early Education Benefits, or
            (2) to provide funds to private partners to establish new 
        early education facilities,
except that not more than 5 percent of such grant may be used to pay 
administrative costs incurred by such recipient to carry out this Act, 
including providing outreach to private partners.

SEC. 6. EARLY EDUCATION BENEFIT AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive funds to be used for 
the purpose specified in section 5(1) from a grant made under section 
2, a private partner, or consortia of private partners, shall enter 
into an Early Education Benefit Agreement with the recipient of such 
grant that includes the following:
            (1) An assurance that such private partner, or such 
        consortia, will pay not less than--
                    (A) \1/3\ of the cost of such Early Education 
                Benefit, or
                    (B) \1/5\ of such cost if such private partner, or 
                such consortia, creates a new early education facility 
                that--
                            (i) serves children less than 2 years of 
                        age or children with disabilities, or
                            (ii) is available during nontraditional 
                        work hours.
            (2) An assurance that such private partner, or such 
        consortia, shall offer such Early Education Benefit on a 
        priority basis to such employees or such members who have lower 
        incomes if such Early Education Benefit is not offered to all 
        such employees or all such members.
            (3) An assurance that if such private partner, or such 
        consortia, requires that such Early Education Benefit received 
        by an employee or member be expended at a limited number of 
        sites where early education (including child care, preschool, 
        and other early childhood programs) is provided, then 
there shall be at least 1 provider of early education (including child 
care, preschool, and other early childhood programs) for which such 
Early Education Benefit may be expended, that is--
                    (A) located at or near the residence or place of 
                employment of such employee or such member, and
                    (B) accredited by the National Association for the 
                Education of Young Children or the National Association 
                for Family Child Care, or taking steps to obtain such 
                accreditation.
            (4) An assurance that early education paid for in whole or 
        in part by such Early Education Benefit will be provided by a 
        provider that is licensed or regulated by the State.
            (5) A detailed description of--
                    (i) the nature of the Early Education Benefit to be 
                provided,
                    (ii) the respective financial contributions of such 
                private partner, or such consortia, and such grant 
                recipient, and the procedures by which such 
                contributions will be made,
                    (iii) the number of employees or members expected 
                to receive the Early Education Benefit provided under 
                such Agreement, and
                    (iv) the estimated total cost of such Benefit to 
                such private partner (or such consortia), such grant 
                recipient, and such employees or such members.
    (b) Selection of Private Partners To Enter Into Early Education 
Benefit Agreements.--In selecting private partners with which to enter 
into Early Education Benefit Agreements, a recipient of a grant made 
under section 2 shall give priority to--
            (1) private partners that will make larger financial 
        contributions to the Early Education Benefit,
            (2) private partners with fewer employees or members,
            (3) private partners that will make an Early Education 
        Benefit available to employees and members on a sliding scale 
        inversely proportional to their level of earned income, and
            (4) private partners that have a history of personnel 
        policies and practices that enable their employees or their 
        members to balance work commitments with family obligations.

SEC. 7. EARLY EDUCATION START-UP GRANTS.

    (a) Eligibility To Receive Funds.--To be eligible to receive funds 
for the use specified in section 5(2) from a grant made under section 
2, a private partner shall agree--
            (1) to subsidize attendance at the proposed new early 
        education facility for children of lower-paid employees or 
        members, and
            (2) to pay not less than \1/3\ of the cost of acquiring, 
        building, and renovating physical premises to be used as such 
        facility.
    (b) Selection of Private Partners To Receive Funds.--In providing 
funds to private partners from a grant received for the use specified 
in section 5(2), a recipient of a grant made under section 2 shall give 
priority to--
            (1) private partners that will create a facility to provide 
        early education that--
                    (A) serves children less than 2 years of age or 
                children with disabilities, or
                    (B) is available during nontraditional hours during 
                which their parents are employed,
            (2) private partners that will operate such a facility that 
        is accredited, has a low ratio of children to adults, or 
        demonstrates other facts that show such facility offers an 
        early education program of high quality,
            (3) private partners that will pay with nongovernmental 
        funds a larger share of the cost of the use for which the Early 
        Education Start-up Grant funds will be expended,
            (4) private partners that have fewer employees or members, 
        and
            (5) private partners that have a history of personnel 
        policies and practices that enable their employees or members 
        to balance work commitments with family obligations.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    (a) Reports by Grantees.--The Secretary shall issue rules that 
require each recipient of a grant made under section 2 to submit 
annually to the Secretary a report that includes the following 
information for the fiscal year for which such report is submitted:
            (1) The number of Early Education Benefit Agreements 
        participated in and Start-Up Grants made.
            (2) Information about the private partners, including the 
        industry of which they are a part and their size.
            (3) Information about the number of employees who are both 
        offered and are receiving Early Education Benefits as a result 
        of such grant,including the number and average incomes of 
        employees who are receiving Early Education Benefits and the 
        number of employees who were offered and declined Early 
        Education Benefits.
            (4) Information about the amount of private spending on 
        Early Education Benefits and on the investment in new early 
        education facilities leveraged by the grants.
            (5) If appropriate and available, information about whether 
        and at what level private partners have continued to provide 
        Early Education Benefits after the conclusion of the grantee's 
        participation in an Early Education Benefit Agreement.
    (b) Reports by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress biennially a report that includes the following information 
for the period of 2 fiscal years for which such report is submitted:
            (1) Summaries of the reports received under subsection (a) 
        by the Secretary for such period.
            (2) A description of the implementation of this Act, and 
        its impact on employees' access to early education programs for 
        their children, during such period.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Child.--The term ``child'' means an individual who is 
        less that 6 years of age.
            (2) Early Education Benefit.--The term ``Early Education 
        Benefit'' means assistance, in cash or in kind, to pay any part 
        of the cost incurred by employees and union members to obtain 
        early education (including child care, preschool, and other 
        early childhood programs) for their children.
            (3) Early Education Benefit Agreement.--The term ``Early 
        Education Benefit Agreement'' means a contract under which a 
        recipient of a grant under section 2 and a private partner that 
        receives from such recipient funds provided for the use 
        described in section 5(1) agree to provide jointly an Early 
        Education Benefit for children of the members or employees of 
        such private partner.
            (4) Private Partner.--The term ``private partner'' means a 
        private employer, labor union, and consortia of employers or 
        labor unions.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
[EX A]: Early Education Employee Benefit Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make competitive matching grants to States and local governments to: (1) enter Early Education Benefit Agreements with private partners to provide part of the cost of Early Education Benefits, which reduce costs incurred by employees and union members to obtain early education (including child care, preschool, and other early childhood programs); or (2) make Early Education Start-Up Grants to assist private partners to pay part of the cost of acquiring, building, and renovating physical premises to be used as new early education facilities, if such partners subsidize attendance at those facilities for children of lower-paid employees or union members.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Courts of Appeals 
Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a Commission on Structural Alternatives for 
the Federal Courts of Appeals (in this Act referred to as the 
``Commission'').

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 5 members who 
shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.
    (b) Appointment.--The members of the Commission shall be appointed 
not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment.
    (d) Chair.--The Commission shall elect a chair and vice chair from 
among its members.
    (e) Quorum.--Three members of the Commission shall constitute a 
quorum.

SEC. 4. DUTIES.

    The Commission shall--
            (1) study the present division of the United States courts 
        of appeals, with particular references to the United States 
        Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and
            (2) submit to the President and Congress a report on the 
        recommendations of the Commission with respect to changes in 
        circuit boundaries or structure as may be appropriate for the 
        expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of the 
        United States courts of appeals, consistent with fundamental 
        concepts of fairness and due process.

SEC. 5. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission who is 
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to $300 for each day (including travel 
time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the 
duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are 
officers or employees of the United States shall serve without 
compensation in addition to that received for their services as 
officers or employees of the United States.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates not greater than those described in section 456 of title 28, 
United States Code.

SEC. 6. STAFF.

    (a) Executive Director.--The Commission may appoint an executive 
director who shall be compensated at a rate not greater than the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for a position at 
GS-15 of the General Schedule for each day (including travel time) 
during which the executive director is engaged in the performance of 
the duties of the Commission.
    (b) Staff.--The Executive Director, with the approval of the 
Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional 
personnel as the Executive Director determines necessary, without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that 
a rate of pay fixed under this subsection may not exceed the annual 
maximum rate of basic pay for a position above GS-15 of the General 
Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Executive Director may procure by 
contract the temporary or intermittent services of experts or 
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals that are not greater than the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for a comparable position 
paid under the General Schedule.
    (d) Services.--The Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall provide administrative services, including financial and 
budgeting services, to the Commission on a reimbursable basis. The 
Federal Judicial Center shall provide necessary research services to 
the Commission on a reimbursable basis.

SEC. 7. INFORMATION.

    The Commission is authorized to request from any department, 
agency, or independent instrumentality of the United States any 
information and assistance the Commission determines necessary to carry 
out its functions under this Act. Each such department, agency, and 
independent instrumentality is authorized to provide such information 
and assistance to the extent permitted by law when requested by the 
Chair of the Commission.

SEC. 8. STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--Not later than the 10-month period beginning on the 
date on which a quorum of the Commission is present, the Commission 
shall conclude a study on the issues described in section 4(1).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
period described in subsection (a) expires, the Commission shall submit 
to the President and Congress the report described in section 4(1).

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the Commission submits 
the report described in section 8(b).

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
not to exceed $1,000,000 to carry out this Act, to remain available 
until expended.
[EX A]: Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act This bill establishes a Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals to: (1) study the present division of the U.S. courts of appeals, with particular references to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) submit to the President and Congress recommendations for changes in circuit boundaries or structure for the expeditious and effective disposition of the caseload of such courts. The commission shall be composed of five members appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Beneficiary Enrollment Notification 
and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017'' or the ``BENES Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT NOTIFICATION.

    (a) Notification Requirements.--Section 1804 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-2) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(d) Eligibility Information.--
            ``(1) Coordination of notice.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with representatives of each of the groups 
        described in paragraph (2)(A), and in coordination with the 
        Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the 
        Treasury, shall prepare and distribute a notice, in accordance 
        with this subsection, to potentially eligible Medicare 
        individuals.
            ``(2) Groups for consultation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
                the groups described in this subparagraph include the 
                following:
                            ``(i) Individuals who are more than 60 
                        years of age.
                            ``(ii) Individuals with disabilities.
                            ``(iii) Individuals with end stage renal 
                        disease.
                            ``(iv) Low-income individuals and families.
                            ``(v) Employers (including human resources 
                        professionals).
                            ``(vi) States (including representatives of 
                        State-run Health Insurance Exchanges, Medicaid 
                        offices, and Departments of Insurance).
                            ``(vii) State Health Insurance Assistance 
                        Programs.
                            ``(viii) Health insurers.
                            ``(ix) Health insurance agents and brokers.
                            ``(x) Such other groups as specified by the 
                        Secretary.
                    ``(B) Nonapplication of faca.--The Federal Advisory 
                Committee Act shall not apply to consultations made 
                pursuant to paragraph (1) with groups described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Contents of notice.--The notice required under 
        paragraph (1) shall contain information on (including a clear, 
        simple explanation of)--
                    ``(A)(i) eligibility for benefits under this title, 
                and in particular benefits under part B;
                    ``(ii) the possibility of a late enrollment penalty 
                for failure to timely enroll (including the 
                availability of equitable relief); and
                    ``(iii) how to access the Webpage described in 
                paragraph (5); and
                    ``(B) the need for coordination of benefits under 
                part B (including secondary and primary coverage 
                scenarios) imposed under this title, including the 
                effects of enrollment in retiree health coverage; group 
                health coverage; coverage under a group health plan 
                provided by an employer pursuant to title XXII of the 
                Public Health Service Act, section 4980B of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or title VI of the 
                Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; 
                coverage under a qualified health plan offered through 
                an Exchange established under title I of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act; and other widely 
                available coverage which may be available to 
                potentially eligible Medicare individuals.
            ``(4) Timing of notice to potential enrollees.--Beginning 
        one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, a 
        notice required under paragraph (1) shall be mailed to each 
        potentially eligible Medicare individual no less than two times 
        in accordance with the following:
                    ``(A) The notice shall be provided to such 
                individual on the same schedule and in combination with 
                the individual's Social Security statement.
                    ``(B) In the case that the individual does not 
                receive a Social Security statement, such notice shall 
                be mailed no later than 3 months prior to the date of 
                such individual's initial enrollment period as provided 
                under section 1837 and shall subsequently be provided 
                to such individual no later than one month prior to 
                such date.
            ``(5) Creation of a centralized enrollment webpage.--The 
        information contained in notices required under this subsection 
        shall be made available through a new Webpage to be maintained 
        by the Secretary. Such Webpage shall include both Social 
        Security and Medicare online tools in a coordinated and 
        organized manner, and shall also contain, or link to, such 
        other eligibility tools, services, notices (including with 
        respect to the availability of equitable relief), and other 
        information as determined by the Secretary, in consultation 
        with groups described in paragraph (2) for the purposes of 
        being available to potentially eligible Medicare individuals.
            ``(6) Interagency coordination.--Beginning not later than 2 
        months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
        Secretary, along with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
        Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, shall 
        undertake all necessary action and coordination to identify 
        potentially eligible individuals and in order to provide such 
        individuals with notifications under this subsection in 
        accordance with paragraph (4).
            ``(7) Notification improvement.--The Secretary shall, no 
        less than once every fiscal year, review the content of the 
        notices required under this subsection and the practices of 
        providing such notices to individuals, and shall update and 
        revise such notices and practices as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate.
            ``(8) Potentially eligible medicare individual defined.--
        For purposes of this subsection, the term `potentially eligible 
        Medicare individual' means an individual, with respect to a 
        month, who is expected to satisfy the description in paragraph 
        (1) or (2) of section 1836 during such month or during any of 
        the subsequent 11 months.''.
    (b) Disclosure Authority.--Section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(23) Disclosure of return information to carry out 
        eligibility notification requirements for certain programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, upon request from 
                the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 
                disclose to officers, employees, and contractors of the 
                Department of Health and Human Services and the Social 
                Security Administration return information of any 
                taxpayer who is a potentially eligible Medicare 
                individual (as defined in section 1804(d)(8) of the 
                Social Security Act). Such return information shall be 
                limited to--
                            ``(i) taxpayer identity information with 
                        respect to such taxpayer, including the age and 
                        address or other location of such taxpayer,
                            ``(ii) the filing status of such taxpayer,
                            ``(iii) such other information as is 
                        prescribed by the Secretary of Health and Human 
                        Services by regulation as might indicate 
                        whether the taxpayer is eligible for coverage 
                        under such title, and
                            ``(iv) the taxable year with respect to 
                        which the preceding information relates or, if 
                        applicable, the fact that such information is 
                        not available.
                    ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed 
                information.--Return information disclosed under 
                subparagraph (A) may be used by officers, employees, 
                and contractors of the Department of Health and Human 
                Services or the Social Security Administration only for 
                the purposes of, and to the extent necessary in, 
                establishing potential eligibility for benefits under 
                title XVIII of the Social Security Act.''.
    (c) Computer Matching Agreement.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Commissioner of Social 
Security shall enter into a computer matching agreement pursuant to 
section 552a(o) of title 5 of the United States Code for the purposes 
of implementing section 1804(d) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
subsection (a), and section 6103(l)(23) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as added by subsection (b).
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Commissioner of Social Security 
shall submit to Congress a report on the process taken by the relevant 
agencies in implementing the notice requirement under subsection (d) of 
section 1804 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-2), as added 
by subsection (a) of this section, the status of notices created 
pursuant to such section, and an evaluation of the effect of such 
notices on enrollment under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
Such report shall be made publicly available.

SEC. 3. BENEFICIARY MEDICARE PART B ENROLLMENT PERIODS AND EFFECTIVE 
              DATE OF COVERAGE.

    (a) Effective Dates.--Section 1838(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395q(a)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2)(A) in the case of an individual who enrolls pursuant 
        to subsection (d) of section 1837 before the month in which he 
        first satisfies paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1836, the first 
        day of such month,
            ``(B) in the case of an individual not described in 
        subparagraph (A) who first satisfies such paragraph in a month 
        beginning before January 2019 and who enrolls--
                    ``(i) pursuant to such subsection (d) in such month 
                in which he first satisfies such paragraph, the first 
                day of the month following the month in which he so 
                enrolls,
                    ``(ii) pursuant to such subsection (d) in the month 
                following such month in which he first satisfies such 
                paragraph, the first day of the second month following 
                the month in which he so enrolls, or
                    ``(iii) pursuant to such subsection (d) more than 
                one month following such month in which he satisfies 
                such paragraph, the first day of the third month 
                following the month in which he so enrolls,
            ``(C) in the case of an individual not described in 
        subparagraph (A) who enrolls pursuant to subsection (e) of 
        section 1837 in a month beginning before January 2019, the July 
        1 following the month in which he so enrolls,
            ``(D) in the case of an individual not described in 
        subparagraph (A) who first satisfies such paragraph in a month 
        beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and who enrolls pursuant 
        to such subsection (d) in such month in which he first 
        satisfies such paragraph or in any subsequent month, the first 
        day of the month following the month in which he so enrolls, or
            ``(E) in the case of an individual not described in 
        subparagraph (A) who enrolls pursuant to subsection (e) of 
        section 1837 in a month beginning on or after October 15, 2018, 
        the first day of the month following the month in which he so 
        enrolls.''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3)(A) in the case of an individual who is deemed to have 
        enrolled on or before the last day of the third month of his 
        initial enrollment period beginning before January 1, 2019, the 
        first day of the month in which he first meets the applicable 
        requirements of section 1836 or July 1, 1973, whichever is 
        later, or
            ``(B) in the case of an individual who is deemed to have 
        enrolled on or after the first day of the fourth month of his 
        initial enrollment period beginning before January 1, 2019, as 
        prescribed under subparagraphs (B)(i), (B)(ii), (B)(iii), and 
        (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection.''.
    (b) General and Special Enrollment Periods.--Section 1837(e) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(e)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Enrollment Periods.--
            ``(1) For coverage during years before 2019.--There shall 
        be a general enrollment period during the period beginning on 
        January 1 and ending on March 31 of each year before 2019.
            ``(2) For coverage during years beginning with 2019.--For 
        2019 and each subsequent year:
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                there shall be a general enrollment period beginning on 
                October 15 of the previous year through December 31 of 
                such previous year.
                    ``(B) Exceptional circumstances.--The Secretary 
                shall establish special enrollment periods in the case 
                of a potentially eligible Medicare individual (as 
                defined in section 1804(d)(8)) who meets such 
                exceptional conditions as the Secretary may provide.''.
    (c) Technical Correction.--Section 1839(b) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) is amended by striking ``close of the 
enrollment period'' each place it appears and inserting ``close of the 
month''.
[EX A]:
Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 or the BENES Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to:  establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for Medicare,  require the Internal Revenue Service to disclose to CMS specified taxpayer information for the purpose of establishing individuals' potential Medicare eligibility, and  restructure Medicare enrollment periods and coverage periods.