1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 or the BENES Act of 2017 . 2. Eligibility and enrollment notification (a) Notification Requirements Section 1804 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–2 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Eligibility Information (1) Coordination of notice The Secretary, in consultation with representatives of each of the groups described in paragraph (2)(A), and in coordination with the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall prepare and distribute a notice, in accordance with this subsection, to potentially eligible Medicare individuals. (2) Groups for consultation (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), the groups described in this subparagraph include the following: (i) Individuals who are more than 60 years of age. (ii) Individuals with disabilities. (iii) Individuals with end stage renal disease. (iv) Low-income individuals and families. (v) Employers (including human resources professionals). (vi) States (including representatives of State-run Health Insurance Exchanges, Medicaid offices, and Departments of Insurance). (vii) State Health Insurance Assistance Programs. (viii) Health insurers. (ix) Health insurance agents and brokers. (x) Such other groups as specified by the Secretary. (B) Nonapplication of FACA The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to consultations made pursuant to paragraph (1) with groups described in subparagraph (A). (3) Contents of Notice The notice required under paragraph (1) shall contain information on (including a clear, simple explanation of)— (A) (i) eligibility for benefits under this title, and in particular benefits under part B; (ii) the possibility of a late enrollment penalty for failure to timely enroll (including the availability of equitable relief); and (iii) how to access the Webpage described in paragraph (5)