,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajahe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ca1 #bjbf,mr4 
,bilirakis 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 require !       
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
e/abli% a tempor>y premium cr$it =      
enrollees 9 prescription drug plans "u !
 ,m$ic>e program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,"p ,d ,premium    
,protection ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,e/abli%+
 tempor>y ,m$ic>e "p ,d prescription    
drug plan premium cr$it  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,=
 #bjbg1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices %all e/abli% a premium cr$it to
 be adm9i/]$ ) respect to enrollees 9 a 
prescription drug plan "u "p ,d ( title 
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aja et seq47 79 ?is   

section ref]r$ to z a ,,pdp7 9          
accordance ) ! process e/abli%$ "u      
subsection 7b7 t is equal to ! av]age   
premium r$uction applicable ) respect to
 enrollees 9 p>ticipat+ ,p,d,ps "u ! ,"p
 ,d ,premium ,/abilization ,demon/ration
 7z describ$ 9 ! ann\ncem5t issu$ by !  
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices on  
,july #bi1 #bjbd7 conduct$ pursuant to  
section #djb ( ! ,social ,security      
,am5dm5ts ( #aifg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#acie;b-#a71 z calculat$ ) respect to   
rates ( su* premiums 9 effect dur+ !    
p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbe1 &    
end+ on ! la/ day ( #bjbf = :i* su* data
 is available4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration       
process ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a     
process "u :i*-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y       
notifies ea* ,,pdp sponsor 7z def9$ 9   
section #ahfj;,d-#da7;a7 ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#aea7;a777 ( ! am\nt ( ! cr$it "u
 subsection 7a72  7#b7 ea* su* sponsor  
*>ges enrollees ! premium am\nts o!rwise
 applicable ) respect to ea* su*        

enrollee = #bjbg1 m9us ! am\nt ( su*    
cr$it1 except t su* a *>ge may n be less
 ?an z]o doll>s2 &  7#c7 ! ,secret>y    
pays any cr$it am\nt subtract$ f !      
premium am\nt "u p>agraph 7#b7 ) respect
 to an enrollee to ! appropriate ,,pdp  
sponsor4