[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.J. Res. 123 Received in Senate (RDS)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 123
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 7, 2017
Received
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for
other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018
SEC. 101. FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of Public Law
115-56) is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and
inserting ``December 22, 2017''.
This division may be cited as the ``Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2018''.
DIVISION B--CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) ALLOCATION
REDISTRIBUTION SPECIAL RULE
SEC. 201. CHIP ALLOCATION REDISTRIBUTION SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN
SHORTFALL STATES DURING FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR
2018.
Section 2104(f)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397dd(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
``(B) Determination of redistributed amounts if
insufficient amounts available.--
``(i) Proration rule.--Subject to clause
(ii), if the amounts available for
redistribution under paragraph (1) for a fiscal
year are less than the total amounts of the
estimated shortfalls determined for the year
under subparagraph (A), the amount to be
redistributed under such paragraph for each
shortfall State shall be reduced
proportionally.
``(ii) Special rule for first quarter of
fiscal year 2018.--
``(I) In general.--For the period
beginning on October 1, 2017, and
ending December 31, 2017, with respect
to any amounts available for
redistribution under paragraph (1) for
fiscal year 2018, the Secretary shall
redistribute under such paragraph such
amounts to each emergency shortfall
State (as defined in subclause (II)) in
such amount as is equal to the amount
of the shortfall described in subclause
(II) for such State and period (as may
be adjusted under subparagraph (C))
before the Secretary may redistribute
such amounts to any shortfall State
that is not an emergency shortfall
State. In the case of any amounts
redistributed under this subclause to a
State that is not an emergency
shortfall State, such amounts shall be
determined in accordance with clause
(i).
``(II) Emergency shortfall state
defined.--For purposes of this clause,
the term `emergency shortfall State'
means, with respect to the period
beginning October 1, 2017, and ending
December 31, 2017, a shortfall State
for which the Secretary estimates, in
accordance with subparagraph (A)
(unless otherwise specified in this
subclause), that the projected
expenditures under the State child
health plan and under section 2105(g)
(calculated as if the reference under
section 2105(g)(4)(A) to `2017' were a
reference to `2018' and insofar as the
allotments are available to the State
under this subsection or subsection (e)
or (m)) for such period will exceed the
sum of the amounts described in clauses
(i) through (iii) of subparagraph (A)
for such period, including after
application of any amount redistributed
under paragraph (1) before such date of
enactment to such State. A shortfall
State may be an emergency shortfall
State under the previous sentence
without regard to whether any amounts
were redistributed before such date of
enactment to such State under paragraph
(1) for fiscal year 2018.
``(III) Application of qualifying
state option.--During the period
described in subclause (I), section
2105(g)(4) shall apply to a qualifying
State (as defined in section
2105(g)(2)) as if under section
2105(g)(4)--
``(aa) the reference to
`2017' were a reference to
`2018'; and
``(bb) the reference to
`under subsections (e) and (m)
of such section' were a
reference to `under subsections
(e), (f), and (m) of such
section'.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this
paragraph may be construed as preventing a commonwealth
or territory described in subsection (c)(3) from being
treated as a shortfall State or an emergency shortfall
State.''.
Passed the House of Representatives December 7, 2017.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.