110TH CONGRESS
I 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 51 To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2007 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Aug 31 2005 18:47 Jan 07, 2007 Jkt 059196 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H51.IH H51 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with BILLS 2 •HR 51 IH SECTION 1. …
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I 110TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 51 To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 4, 2007 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Aug 31 2005 18:47 Jan 07, 2007 Jkt 059196 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H51.IH H51 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with BILLS 2 •HR 51 IH SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON MEDICAID PAY- 1 MENTS FOR PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN IS- 2 LANDS, GUAM, THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS- 3 LANDS, AND AMERICAN SAMOA AND ADJUST- 4 MENT OF THE MEDICAID STATUTORY MATCH- 5 ING RATE FOR THOSE TERRITORIES. 6 (a) REMOVAL OF CAP.— 7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108 of the Social 8 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by strik- 9 ing subsections (f) and (g). 10 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section 11 1902(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amend- 12 ed by striking ‘‘the limitation in section 1108(f),’’. 13 (B) Section 1905(u) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14 1396d(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 15 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSIST- 16 ANCE PERCENTAGE (FMAP).—Section 1905(b)(2) of 17 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by striking 18 ‘‘50 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘for purposes of this title 19 only 77 percent’’. 20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 21 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 22 of this Act, and shall apply to expenditures made on or 23 after such date. 24 Æ VerDate Aug 31 2005 18:47 Jan 07, 2007 Jkt 059196 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H51.IH H51 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with BILLS