[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1656 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1656

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 1999

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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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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