[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4150 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4150

  To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying 
States to use a portion of their allotments under the State children's 
   health insurance program for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid 
                             expenditures.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2005

  Mr. Inslee (for himself, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
   DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Miss 
  McMorris, Mr. Ford, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. 
   Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Larsen of Washington) 
 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 permit qualifying 
States to use a portion of their allotments under the State children's 
   health insurance program for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid 
                             expenditures.

    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 ``Children's Health Equity Technical 
Amendment Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFYING STATES TO USE PORTION OF SCHIP 
              ALLOTMENT FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID 
              EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2105(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1998, 
1999, 2000, or 2001'' and inserting ``a fiscal year''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2004.
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