[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 125 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 125

To provide that the Federal medical assistance percentage for any State 
            or territory shall not be less than 60 percent.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

  Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. D'Amato) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that the Federal medical assistance percentage for any State 
            or territory shall not be less than 60 percent.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Medical Assistance 
Percentage Equity Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MINIMUM FMAP.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by striking ``50 per centum'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``60 per centum''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1101(a)(8) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(8)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``less than 50 per 
        centum'' and inserting ``less than 60 per centum''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``50 per centum'' and 
        inserting ``60 per centum''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
the first day of the fiscal year quarter that begins after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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