[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5126 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5126

To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap 
  on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
 American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for 
                           those territories.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 2000

 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, and 
Mr. Faleomavaega) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap 
  on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
 American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid statutory matching rate for 
                           those territories.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR PUERTO RICO, THE 
              VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA AND ADJUSTMENT 
              OF THE MEDICAID STATUTORY MATCHING RATE FOR THOSE 
              TERRITORIES.

    (a) Removal of Cap.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1108 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking subsections (f) and 
        (g).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1902(j) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking ``the limitation in 
        section 1108(f),''.
            (B) Section 1905(u) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(u)) is 
        amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Adjustment of Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP).--
Section 1905(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking ``50 per centum'' and inserting ``for purposes of this title 
only 77 percent''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendements made by this section shall 
take effect on October 1, 2000, and apply to expenditures made on or 
after such date.
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