,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #gfh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ah1 #bjae ,mr4 ,vitter 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to provide ,medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the ,medicare ,program with respect to speech generating devices4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,steve ,gleason ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,providing ,medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices 7a7 ,in general ,section #ahfa7n7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7n77 is amended by inserting and eye tracking and gaze interaction accessories for speech generating devices furnished to individuals with a demonstrated medical need for such accessories after appropriate organizations74 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to devices furnished on or after ,january #a1 #bjaf4 #c4 ,removing the rental cap for durable medical equipment under ,medicare with respect to speech generating devices 7a7 ,in general ,section #ahcd7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciem7a77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking or at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7iii71 by adding or at the end2 and 7#c7 by inserting after clause 7iii7 the following new clause3 7iv7 which serves as a speech generating device or which is an accessory that is needed for the individual to effectively utilize such a device1 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to devices furnished on or after ,july #a1 #bjae4