[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2135 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2135

 To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the 
  availability of Medicaid assistance for certain breast and cervical 
                  cancer patients in the territories.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2011

  Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. 
Bordallo, Mr. Sablan, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, and 
    Ms. Wasserman Schultz) 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 improve the 
  availability of Medicaid assistance for certain breast and cervical 
                  cancer patients in the territories.

    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 ``Breast and Cervical Cancer 
Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN BREAST AND CERVICAL 
              CANCER PATIENTS IN THE TERRITORIES.

    (a) Elimination of Funding Limitations.--Section 1108(g)(4) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(4)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ``With respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal 
year 2012, payment for medical assistance for individuals who are 
eligible for such assistance only on the basis of section 
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) shall not be taken into account in applying 
subsection (f) (as increased in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), and (5) of this subsection) to such commonwealth or territory for 
such fiscal year.''.
    (b) Application of Enhanced FMAP for Highest State.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1905(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396d(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Notwithstanding the first sentence of this subsection, in the 
        case of medical assistance described in clause (4) of such 
        sentence furnished in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa in a fiscal 
        year, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be the 
        highest such percentage applied under such clause for such 
        fiscal year for any of the 50 States or the District of 
        Columbia that provides such medical assistance for any portion 
        of such fiscal year.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to payment for medical assistance for items and 
        services furnished on or after October 1, 2011.
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