[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 214 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 214

  To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying 
   States to use their allotments under the State Children's Health 
      Insurance Program for any fiscal year for certain Medicaid 
                             expenditures.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 12, 2009

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Cardin) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying 
   States to use 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 
Amendments Act of 2009''.

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

    (a) Elimination of Fiscal Year and Percentage Limitations.--
            (1) 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)(1) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 
        2007 (Public Law 110-173), is amended by striking ``not more 
        than 20 percent of any allotment under section 2104 for fiscal 
        year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, or 
        2009'' and inserting ``a fiscal year allotment under section 
        2104''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Effective as if included in the 
        enactment of section 201(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and 
        SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-173), paragraph (2) 
        of that section is repealed.
    (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, 2008, and shall apply to expenditures made on or 
after that date.
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