[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2013 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2013

   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit children 
covered under private health insurance under a State children's health 
   insurance plan to continue to be eligible for benefits under the 
                     vaccine for children program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 1998

Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit children 
covered under private health insurance under a State children's health 
   insurance plan to continue to be eligible for benefits under the 
                     vaccine for children program.

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

SECTION 1. PERMIT CHILDREN COVERED UNDER PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER 
              A STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN TO CONTINUE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR 
              BENEFITS UNDER THE VACCINE FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1928(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``, except 
that for purposes of this paragraph a child who is only insured under 
title XXI shall be considered as being not insured'' after ``not 
insured''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997.
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