[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 613 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 613 To amend section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2007 Mr. Fortuno (for himself and Mr. Serrano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 1011 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to permit Puerto Rico to qualify for Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PERMITTING PUERTO RICO TO QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OF EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES FURNISHED TO UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS. (a) In General.--Section 1011(e)(6) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173) is amended by striking ``and the District of Columbia'' and inserting ``, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2008. <all>