II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 434 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2007 Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Reed, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Inouye) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Children’s Health Equity Technical Amendments Act of 2007.

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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)), as amended by section 201(b) of the National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–482) is amended by striking fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, or 2007 and inserting a fiscal year. (b)

Modification of allowable expenditures

Section 2105(g)(1)(B)(ii) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking 150 and inserting 125. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2007, and shall apply to expenditures made on or after that date.