[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 294 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 294

 To eliminate the sunset for the determination of the Federal medical 
  assistance percentage for Alaska under the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
         SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2003

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To eliminate the sunset for the determination of the Federal medical 
  assistance percentage for Alaska under the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
         SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DETERMINATION OF FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGE FOR 
              ALASKA.

    Section 706 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits 
Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, as enacted into law by section 
1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554 (42 U.S.C. 1396d note) is amended by 
striking ``only with respect to each of fiscal years 2001 through 
2005,'' and inserting ``with respect to fiscal year 2001 and each 
fiscal year thereafter,''.
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