[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3118 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3118

 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal 
       medical assistance percentage for Hawaii to 59.8 percent.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 1998

 Mr. Abercrombie (for himself and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal 
       medical assistance percentage for Hawaii to 59.8 percent.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASED FMAP FOR HAWAII.

    (a) Increased FMAP.--The first sentence of section 1905(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)), as amended by section 4725(b) 
of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33; 111 Stat. 518), 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting ``, (3)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and (4) for purposes of this title and title 
        XXI, the Federal medical assistance percentage for Hawaii shall 
        be 59.8 percent''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to--
            (1) items and services furnished on or after October 1, 
        1998, under--
                    (A) a State plan or under a waiver of such plan 
                under title XIX; and
                    (B) a State child health plan under title XXI of 
                such Act;
            (2) payments made on a capitation or other risk-basis for 
        coverage occurring under plans under such titles on or after 
        such date; and
            (3) payments attributable to DSH allotments for Hawaii 
        determined under section 1923(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
        4(f)) for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1999.
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