,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjag   
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend part ,b of title ,,xviii of the   
,social ,security ,act to apply deemed  
enrollment to residents of ,puerto      
,rico4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,puerto ,rico ,medicare
 ,part ,b ,equality ,act4  #b4          
,application of part ,b deemed          
enrollment process to residents of      
,puerto ,rico2 special enrollment period
 and limit on late enrollment penalties 
7a7 ,application of part ,b deemed      
enrollment process to residents of      

,puerto ,rico ,section #ahcg7;f77#c7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aciep7f77#c77 is amended by  
striking 1 exclusive of ,puerto ,rico4  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall apply to        
individuals whose initial enrollment    
period under section #ahcg7;d7 of the   
,social ,security ,act begins on or     
after the first day of the effective    
month1 specified by the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services under      
section #ahci7;j77#a77;,c7 of such ,act1
 as added by subsection 7c77#b74