,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dffi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aa1 #bjai,ms4
 ,/ev5s 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4   
,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1 & ,ms4 ,sewell (
 ,alabama7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = 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   
provide = intellig5t assignm5t ( c]ta9  
subsidy eligible individuals            
auto-enroll$ "u ,m$ic>e prescription    
drug plans & ,,ma-,,pd plans4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,maximiz+ ,drug ,cov]age = ,l[-,income  
,s5iors ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,provid+ =   
intellig5t assignm5t ( c]ta9 subsidy    
eligible individuals auto-enroll$ "u    
,m$ic>e prescription drug plans &       
,,ma-,,pd plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section  

#ahfj;,d-#a7;b77#a7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#aja7;b77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ aft]  
,,pdp region ! foll[+3 or ?r\gh use ( an
 intellig5t assignm5t process t is      
design$ to maximize ! access ( su*      
individual to necess>y prescription     
drugs :ile m9imiz+ co/s to su*          
individual & to ! program "u ?is "p to !
 greate/ ext5t possible4 ,9 ! case !    
,secret>y enrolls su* individuals ?r\gh 
use ( an intellig5t assignm5t process1  
su* process %all take into acc\nt !     
ext5t to :i* prescription drugs necess>y
 = ! individual are cov]$ 9 ! case ( a  
,,pdp sponsor ( a prescription drug plan
 t uses a =mul>y1 ! use ( prior         
au?orization or o!r re/rictions on      
access to cov]age ( su* prescription    
drugs by su* a sponsor1 & ! ov]all      
quality ( a prescription drug plan z    
measur$ by quality rat+s e/abli%$ by !  
,secret>y2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ,no?+ 9 !   
previ\s s5t5ce & ins]t+ ,no?+ 9 ?is     

subp>agraph2 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph      
7,d7--  7,a7 by ins]t+ aft] ,,pdp region
 ! foll[+3 or ?r\gh use ( an intellig5t 
assignm5t process t is design$ to       
maximize ! access ( su* individual to   
necess>y prescription drugs :ile m9imiz+
 co/s to su* individual & to ! program  
"u ?is "p to ! greate/ ext5t possible4  
,9 ! case ! ,secret>y enrolls su*       
individuals ?r\gh use ( an intellig5t   
assignm5t process1 su* process %all take
 into acc\nt ! ext5t to :i* prescription
 drugs necess>y = ! individual are cov]$
 9 ! case ( a ,,pdp sponsor ( a         
prescription drug plan t uses a =mul>y1 
! use ( prior au?orization or o!r       
re/rictions on access to cov]age ( su*  
prescription drugs by su* a sponsor1 & !
 ov]all quality ( a prescription drug   
plan z measur$ by quality rat+s e/abli%$
 by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ,no?+ 
9 ! previ\s s5t5ce & ins]t+ ,no?+ 9 ?is 
subp>agraph4  7b7 ,effective date ,!    
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to plan ye>s beg9n+ )   

plan ye> #bjbb4