,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ac1        
#bjag,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/] introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to exclude ,,ma  
quality rat+ bonuses = c]ta9 new entrant
 ,m$ic>e ,advantage plans f b5*m>k cap4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,m$ic>e ,advantage ,quality ,expansion
 ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,,ma quality rat+   
bonuses = c]ta9 new entrant plans       
exclud$ f b5*m>k cap ,section #ahec ( ! 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#bc7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9          
subsection 7n7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#d7 to
 read z foll[s3  7#d7 ,cap on b5*m>k    
am\nt  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 no case %all !  

bl5d$ b5*m>k am\nt = an area = a ye>    
7det]m9$1 subject to subp>agraph 7,b71  
tak+ into acc\nt subsection 7o77 be     
great] ?an ! applicable am\nt t w\ld 7b 
= ! application ( ?is subsection7 be    
det]m9$ "u subsection 7k77#a7 = ! area =
 ! ye>4  7,b7 ,quality rat+ bonuses     
applicable to c]ta9 new entrant plans n 
consid]$ 9 bl5d$ b5*m>k det]m9ation  7i7
 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7o7 %all n be tak5
 into acc\nt 9 det]m9+ ! bl5d$ b5*m>k = 
purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a7 9 ! case (  
any increase "u su* subsection          
applicable to a ,m$ic>e ,advantage plan 
t is a new entrant plan1 ) respect to an
 area1 z describ$ 9 clause 7ii74  7ii7  
,new entrant plan ,= purposes ( clause  
7i71 a ,m$ic>e ,advantage plan is a new 
entrant plan1 ) respect to an area1 if--
  7,i7 ! plan is (f]$ 9 su* area beg9n+ 
on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjah1 by an     
organization or sponsor t did n (f] a   
,m$ic>e ,advantage plan 9 su* area dur+ 
! #c-ye> p]iod prec$+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjah2
 &  7,,ii7 z ( ! date ! plan is fir/    

(f]$ 9 su* area1 !re 0 n any o!r ,m$ic>e
 ,advantage plan be+ (f]$ 9 ! area t 0 a
 qualify+ plan 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph      
7#c77;,a774  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7o71
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#f7 ,increase 9 case ( c]ta9 new     
entrant plans made )\t reg>d to b5*m>k  
cap ,an increase "u ?is subsection1 )   
respect to a new entrant plan 7z        
describ$ 9 subsection 7n77#d77;,b77ii77 
= an area1 %all be made to ! applicable 
p]c5tage det]m9$ "u subsection          
7n77#b77;,b7 )\t reg>d to ! limitation  
"u subsection 7n77#d77;,a74  4