116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the CARES Act to clarify the inclusion of certain COVID–19 vaccines covered under the Medicare program without any cost sharing.
October 16, 2020
Ms. Spanberger (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Houlahan, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To amend the CARES Act to clarify the inclusion of certain COVID–19 vaccines covered under the Medicare program without any cost sharing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Securing Affordable Vaccines Equally for Seniors Act” or the “SAVE for Seniors Act”.
SEC. 2. Effective date of Medicare coverage of COVID–19 vaccines without any cost sharing.
Effective as if included in the enactment of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136; 42 U.S.C. 13951), section 3713(d) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3)”.