[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5281 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5281

   To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for more 
equitable distribution of block grant funds under the State children's 
                       health insurance program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2000

Mr. Peterson of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. 
    Minge) 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 provide for more 
equitable distribution of block grant funds under the State children's 
                       health insurance program.

    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 ``Equity in SCHIP Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO THE COMPUTATION OF THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME 
              CHILDREN IN A STATE FOR PURPOSES OF ALLOTMENTS UNDER 
              SCHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 2104(b)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) each succeeding fiscal year is 
                        equal to the number of low-income children in 
                        the State for the fiscal year.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to fiscal year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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