,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bagh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,mr4 
,king of ,new ,york 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,castor of ,florida7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,ii of the     
,social ,security ,act to eliminate the 
waiting periods for disability insurance
 benefits and ,medicare coverage for    
individuals with metastatic breast      
cancer1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,metastatic ,breast ,cancer ,access 
to ,care ,act4  #b4 ,elimination of     
waiting period for individuals with     
metastatic breast cancer  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #bbc of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbc7 is  
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 in the matter       
following subparagraph 7,e71 by striking
 or 7ii7 and inserting 7ii7 in the case 
of an individual who has been medically 

determined to have metastatic breast    
cancer1 for each month beginning with   
the first month during all of which the 
individual is under a disability and in 
which the individual becomes entitled to
 such insurance benefits1 or 7iii72 and 
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by         
inserting or 7iii7 after clause 7ii74   
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply with       
respect to applications for disability  
insurance benefits filed after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4     
,waiver of #bd-month waiting period for 
,medicare coverage of individuals with  
metastatic breast cancer  7a7 ,in       
general ,section #bbf7;h7 of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dbf7;h77
 is amended by inserting or metastatic  
breast cancer after amyotrophic lateral 
sclerosis 7,,als74  7b7 ,effective ,date
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall apply to benefits for months      
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4