[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1852 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1852

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health 
         insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2015

   Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health 
         insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

    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 ``Health Insurance for Former Foster 
Youth Act''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE CONTINUITY FOR FORMER FOSTER CARE CHILDREN UP TO AGE 
              26.

    (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)) is amended--
            (1) in item (bb), by striking ``are not described in or 
        enrolled under'' and inserting ``are not described in and are 
        not enrolled under'';
            (2) in item (cc), by striking ``responsibility of the 
        State'' and inserting ``responsibility of a State''; and
            (3) in item (dd), by striking ``the State plan under this 
        title or under a waiver of the'' and inserting ``a State plan 
        under this title or under a waiver of such a''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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