[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4142 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4142

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the approval 
 of section 1115 waivers to provide coverage of childless adults under 
             the State Children's Health Insurance Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2004

  Mr. Burgess (for himself, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Carter, Mr. Akin, Mr. 
 Hensarling, and Mr. Feeney) 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 prohibit the approval 
 of section 1115 waivers to provide coverage of childless adults 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. PROHIBITION OF SECTION 1115 WAIVERS FOR COVERAGE OF 
              CHILDLESS ADULTS UNDER SCHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 2107 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397gg) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``The following 
        sections'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection (f), the 
        following sections''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Limitation on Coverage of Childless Adults.--Under subsection 
(e)(2)(A), the Secretary may not approve a project under section 1115 
that provides for coverage of nonpregnant childless adults with funds 
made available under this title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to the approval of projects under section 1115 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) on or after March 23, 2004, and to the 
approval of any extension or expansion of a project under such section 
that was approved before such date.
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