Title II, SEC. 2005. EXTENSION OF 25 PERCENT RULE FOR PORTION OF PREMIUM 
ATTRIBUTABLE TO COVERED OUTPATIENT DRUGS. 
          Section 1839(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: 

          ``(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the portion 
        of the monthly premium for each individual enrolled under this part for 
        each month after December 1998 that is attributable to covered 
        outpatient drugs shall be an amount equal to 50 percent of the portion 
        of the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over, as 
        determined under subsection (a)(1) and applicable to such month, that 
        is attributable to covered outpatient drugs.''.