[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3414 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3414
To provide certain temporary increases in the Federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP) under the Medicaid Program for fiscal year
2002 to help States finance increases in enrollment due to rising
unemployment and to prevent reductions in health insurance coverage due
to State budget crises.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 5, 2001
Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dingell, Mr.
Houghton, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Nadler,
Mr. Quinn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Grucci, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Serrano, Mrs.
Maloney of New York, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin,
Mr. McNulty, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.
Israel, Mr. Shows, Mr. Engel, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Green of
Texas, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stupak,
Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Crowley,
Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Foley) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To provide certain temporary increases in the Federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP) under the Medicaid Program for fiscal year
2002 to help States finance increases in enrollment due to rising
unemployment and to prevent reductions in health insurance coverage due
to State budget crises.
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 ``State Budget Relief Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASES OF MEDICAID FMAP FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002.
(a) Permitting Maintenance of Fiscal Year 2001 FMAP.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to subsection
(d), if the FMAP determined without regard to this section for a State
for fiscal year 2002 is less than the FMAP as so determined for fiscal
year 2001, the FMAP for the State for fiscal year 2001 shall be
substituted for the State's FMAP for fiscal year 2002, before the
application of this section.
(b) General 2 Percentage Point Increase.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, but subject to subsections (d) and (e), for each
State for each calendar quarter in fiscal year 2002, the FMAP (taking
into account the application of subsection (a)) shall be increased by 2
percentage points.
(c) Further Increase for States With High Unemployment Rates.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, but subject to subsections (d) and (e), if a State is a
high unemployment State for a calendar quarter in fiscal year
2002, then the FMAP for that State for that calendar quarter
and for any subsequent calendar quarter in such fiscal year
regardless of whether the State continues to be high
unemployment State for that subsequent calendar quarter shall
be increased (after the application of subsections (a) and (b))
by 2.5 percentage points.
(2) High unemployment state.--For purposes of this
subsection, a State is a high unemployment State for a calendar
quarter if, for any 3 consecutive month period beginning on or
after June 2001 and ending with the second month before the
beginning of the calendar quarter, the State has an average
seasonally adjusted unemployment rate that exceeds the average
weighted unemployment rate during such period. Such
unemployment rates for such months shall be determined based on
publications of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor.
(3) Average weighted unemployment rate defined.--For
purposes of paragraph (2), the ``average weighted unemployment
rate'' for a period is--
(A) the sum of the seasonally adjusted number of
unemployed civilians in each State and the District of
Columbia for the period, divided by
(B) the sum of the civilian labor force in each
State and the District of Columbia for the period.
(d) Scope of Application.--The increases in the FMAP for a State
under this section shall apply only for purposes of title XIX of the
Social Security Act and shall not apply with respect to--
(1) disproportionate share hospital payments described in
section 1923 of such Act; and
(2) payments under titles IV and XXI of such Act.
(e) State Eligibility.--A State is eligible for an increase in its
FMAP under subsection (b) or (c) or an increase in a cap amount under
subsection (f) only if the eligibility under its State plan under title
XIX of the Social Security Act (including any waiver under such title
or under section 1115 of such Act) is no more restrictive than the
eligibility under such plan (or waiver) as in effect on October 1,
2001.
(f) One-Year Increase in Cap on Medicaid Payments to Territories.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to section (e),
with respect to fiscal year 2002, the amounts otherwise determined for
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,
and American Samoa under subsections (f) and (g)(2) of section 1108 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C 1308) shall each be increased by 9
percent of such amounts.
(g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) FMAP.--The term ``FMAP'' means the Federal medical
assistance percentage, as defined in section 1905(b) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)).
(2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such
term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act.
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