[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 57 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 57

To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap 
  on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid 
             statutory matching rate for those territories.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2005

    Mrs. Christensen (for herself and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the cap 
  on Medicaid payments for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa and to adjust the Medicaid 
             statutory matching rate for those territories.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR PUERTO RICO, THE 
              VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, AND 
              AMERICAN SAMOA AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE MEDICAID STATUTORY 
              MATCHING RATE FOR THOSE TERRITORIES.

    (a) Removal of Cap.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1108 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking subsections (f) and 
        (g).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1902(j) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking ``the limitation in 
        section 1108(f),''.
            (B) Section 1905(u) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(u)) is 
        amended by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Adjustment of Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP).--
Section 1905(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking ``50 per centum'' and inserting ``for purposes of this title 
only 77 percent''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to 
expenditures made on or after such date.
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