[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2976 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2976

   To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit children 
   covered under a State child health plan (SCHIP) to continue to be 
     eligible for benefits under the vaccine for children program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 1999

 Ms. Pelosi (for herself, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Capps, Mr. 
 Capuano, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Dixon, 
   Mr. Dooley of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
 Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. 
 Lampson, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, 
 Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George 
  Miller of California, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
   Sanders, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
  Stabenow, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
 Tierney, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit children 
   covered under a State child health plan (SCHIP) 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. PERMITTING CHILDREN COVERED UNDER A STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN 
              (SCHIP) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE VACCINE FOR 
              CHILDREN PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 2109(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397ii(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) Vaccine for children program.--A child shall not be 
        considered as `insured' for purposes of applying section 
        1928(b)(2)(A)(ii) by reason of having obtained health benefits 
        coverage under this title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to vaccines administered on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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