106TH CONGRESS
I 106TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5126 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, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. UNDERWOOD, and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on 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, 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 2 •HR 5126 IH SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON MEDICAID PAY- 1 MENTS FOR PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN IS- 2 LANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA AND 3 ADJUSTMENT OF THE MEDICAID STATUTORY 4 MATCHING RATE FOR THOSE TERRITORIES. …
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I 106TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5126 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, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for those territories. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN (for herself, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. UNDERWOOD, and Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on 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, 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 2 •HR 5126 IH SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON MEDICAID PAY- 1 MENTS FOR PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN IS- 2 LANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA AND 3 ADJUSTMENT OF THE MEDICAID STATUTORY 4 MATCHING RATE FOR THOSE TERRITORIES. 5 (a) REMOVAL OF CAP.— 6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108 of the Social 7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by strik- 8 ing subsections (f) and (g). 9 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section 10 1902(j) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amend- 11 ed by striking ‘‘the limitation in section 1108(f),’’. 12 (B) Section 1905(u) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13 1396d(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 14 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSIST- 15 ANCE PERCENTAGE (FMAP).—Section 1905(b)(2) of 16 such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by striking 17 ‘‘50 per centum’’ and inserting ‘‘for purposes of this title 18 only 77 percent’’. 19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendements made by 20 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2000, and apply 21 to expenditures made on or after such date. 22 Æ