[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3444 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3444

  To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reduce Medicaid and 
   CHIP fraud in the territories of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2015

   Mr. Pitts (for himself and Mrs. Brooks of Indiana) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to reduce Medicaid and 
   CHIP fraud in the territories of the United States, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Medicaid and CHIP Territory Fraud 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCING MEDICAID AND CHIP FRAUD IN THE TERRITORIES OF THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    Section 1108(g)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308(g)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting ``and (5)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
        fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2016, if Puerto Rico, 
        the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
        American Samoa qualify for a payment under paragraph (6) of 
        section 1903(a) for a calendar quarter of such fiscal year, the 
        payment 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.''.
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