[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4708 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4708

   To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require 
citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid 
           and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2010

Mr. Tiahrt (for himself, Mr. Heller, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
    Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require 
citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid 
           and the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

    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 ``Reinstatement of Personal 
Responsibility for Immigrants Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF 5-YEAR BAN FOR LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1903(v) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396b(v)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (2) and 
        (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (4).
    (b) Conforming SCHIP Amendment.--Section 2107(e)(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to medical assistance and child health assistance for items and 
services furnished on or after the first day of the first month 
beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF SAVE PROGRAM UNDER SCHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 1137(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1337(b)(2)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the 
end the following: ``and the State children's health insurance program 
under title XXI of this Act''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2107(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397gg(e)) is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(M) Sections 1902(a)(46), 1903(a)(4), 
                1903(i)(22), and 1903(x) (relating to application of 
                SAVE program).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Section 1137 (relating to the SAVE 
                program).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to determinations (and redeterminations) of eligibility made on 
or after the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF PRE-CHIPRA CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION PROCEDURES 
              UNDER MEDICAID AND SCHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(46)(B), by striking ``the 
        requirements of'' and all that follows and inserting ``the 
        requirements of section 1903(x);''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (ee).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1903 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end and inserting ``plus''; and
                            (ii) by striking the subparagraph (F) 
                        relating to implementation of section 1902(ee);
                    (B) in subsection (i)(22), by striking 
                ``1902(a)(46)(B)'' and inserting ``1903(x)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (x)(1), by striking ``section 
                1902(a)(46)(B)(i)'' and inserting ``section 
                1902(a)(46)(B) and subsection (i)(22)''.
            (2) SCHIP.--Section 2105(c)(9) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1397ee(c)(9)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B).
    (c) Rescission of Unobligated Amounts.--Amounts appropriated under 
section 211(a)(4) of the Children's Health Insurance Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-3) which are not obligated 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby rescinded.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to determinations (and redeterminations) of eligibility made on 
or after the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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