,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1          
#bjai,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 title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to eliminate late        
enrollment penalties under part ,b of   
the ,medicare program for individuals   
residing in ,puerto ,rico if such       
individuals enroll within #e years of   
becoming entitled to benefits under part
 ,a of such program4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness
 in ,medicare ,part ,b ,enrollment ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,eliminating late        
enrollment penalties under part ,b of   

the ,medicare program for certain       
individuals residing in ,puerto ,rico   
7a7 ,in general ,section #ahci7;b7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act is amended in
 the second sentence by inserting or    
months occurring in the #e-year period  
beginning on the date on which the      
individual becomes entitled to benefits 
under part ,a if such individual was    
residing in ,puerto ,rico as of such    
date and such date is after the date    
that is #d years before the date of the 
enactment of the ,fairness in ,medicare 
,part ,b ,enrollment ,act of #bjai      
before the period at the end of such    
sentence4  7b7 ,application ,the        
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply with respect to premiums paid for 
months beginning on or after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4