[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3291 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3291

   To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
  allocation of allotment under the State Children's Health Insurance 
    Program (SCHIP) to territories in the same manner as for States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 2003

 Mr. Acevedo-Vila introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
  allocation of allotment under the State Children's Health Insurance 
    Program (SCHIP) to territories in the same manner as for States.

    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 ``SCHIP Territorial Allocation Equity 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ALLOCATION OF SCHIP ALLOTMENT TO TERRITORIES IN SAME MANNER AS 
              FOR STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397dd) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking `` to 50 States and 
                District of Columbia'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, reduced by 
                the amount of allotments made under subsection (c) 
                (determined without regard to paragraph (4) thereof) 
                for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each 
                State (other than a State described in such 
                subsection)'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall allot 
                to each State'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``subsection 
                (b) State (as defined in subparagraph (D))'' and 
                inserting ``State'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subsection (b) 
                States'' and inserting ``States'' each place it 
                appears;
                    (E) in paragraph (4)(D)(i), by striking 
                ``subsection (b)'';
                    (F) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking clause (ii); 
                and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to allotments for years beginning with fiscal year 2004.
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