[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2912 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2912

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 
termination of additional Federal payments to States under the Medicaid 
   Program for administrative costs related to certain outreach and 
                      eligibility determinations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 1999

   Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin 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 eliminate the 
termination of additional Federal payments to States under the Medicaid 
   Program for administrative costs related to certain outreach and 
                      eligibility determinations.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF TERMINATION OF INCREASED FEDERAL MATCHING 
              RATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS RELATED TO OUTREACH AND 
              ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 1931(h) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396u-1(h)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Transitional''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Related to Certain Outreach and 
                Eligibility Determinations'' after ``Administrative 
                Costs'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``either'' after 
        ``attributable'' and by inserting before the period at the end 
        the following: ``or to administrative costs of determinations 
        of the eligibility of children and pregnant women for benefits 
        under the State plan under this title or title XXI, outreach to 
        children and pregnant women likely to be eligible for such 
        benefits, and such other outreach- and eligibility-related 
        activities as the Secretary may approve'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``for the period 
        beginning with fiscal year 1997 and ending with fiscal year 
        2000'' and inserting ``for fiscal years beginning on or after 
        October 1, 1996''; and
            (4) by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) take 
effect September 1, 1999.
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