109 HR 5508 IH: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase U.S. House of Representatives 2006-05-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5508 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2006 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia under the Medicaid Program to 75 percent.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Medicaid Reimbursement Act of 2006.

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Increasing the Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia to 75 percent

(a)

In general

Section 1905(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(3)) is amended by striking 70 percent and inserting 75 percent. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after October 1, 2006.