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 PUBLIC LAW 108–173—DEC. 8, 2003

117 STAT. 2357

(d) PART C.—(1) Section 1853 (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23), as amended by section 607 of BIPA (114 Stat. 2763A–558), is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(3)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘clause (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (iv)’’; (B) in subsection (a)(3)(C), by redesignating the clause (iii) added by such section 607 as clause (iv); and (C) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ‘‘(a)(3)(C)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(3)(C)(iv)’’. (2) Section 1876 (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) is amended— (A) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘signifcant’’ and inserting ‘‘significant’’; and (B) in subsection (j)(2), by striking ‘‘this setion’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’. (e) MEDIGAP.—Section 1882 (42 U.S.C. 1395ss) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(3)(A)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘plan a medicare supplemental policy’’ and inserting ‘‘plan, a medicare supplemental policy’’; (2) in subsection (d)(3)(B)(iii)(II), by striking ‘‘to the best of the issuer or seller’s knowledge’’ and inserting ‘‘to the best of the issuer’s or seller’s knowledge’’; (3) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘medicare supplement policies’’ and inserting ‘‘medicare supplemental policies’’; (4) in subsection (p)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (5) in subsection (s)(3)(A)(iii), by striking ‘‘pre-existing’’ and inserting ‘‘preexisting’’.

TITLE VIII—COST CONTAINMENT Subtitle A—Cost Containment SEC. 801. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT OF MEDICARE TRUSTEES OF INFORMATION ON STATUS OF MEDICARE TRUST FUNDS.

42 USC 1395i note.

(a) DETERMINATIONS OF EXCESS GENERAL REVENUE MEDICARE FUNDING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Trustees of each medicare trust fund shall include in the annual reports submitted under subsection (b)(2) of sections 1817 and 1841 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i and 1395t)— (A) the information described in subsection (b); and (B) a determination as to whether there is projected to be excess general revenue medicare funding (as defined in subsection (c)) for the fiscal year in which the report is submitted or for any of the succeeding 6 fiscal years. (2) MEDICARE FUNDING WARNING.—For purposes of section 1105(h) of title 31, United States Code, and this subtitle, an affirmative determination under paragraph (1)(B) in 2 consecutive annual reports shall be treated as a medicare funding warning in the year in which the second such report is made. (3) 7-FISCAL-YEAR REPORTING PERIOD.—For purposes of this subtitle, the term ‘‘7-fiscal-year reporting period’’ means, with respect to a year in which an annual report described in paragraph (1) is made, the period of 7 consecutive fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.

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