[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2306 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2306

To amend titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act to strengthen the 
        Medicaid program in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2019

Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico 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 strengthen the 
        Medicaid program in Puerto Rico, 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 ``Puerto Rico Medicaid Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF STATUTORY FMAP LIMITATION FOR PUERTO RICO.

    (a) In General.--Section 1905(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``Puerto Rico,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to medical assistance furnished in calendar quarters 
beginning on or after October 1, 2019.

SEC. 3. INCREASE TO CAP ON AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED UNDER TITLE XIX FOR 
              PUERTO RICO.

    Section 1108(g)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1308(g)(2)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall not exceed'' and inserting ``shall 
        not exceed--
                            ``(i) for a fiscal year before fiscal year 
                        2020, and for fiscal year 2022 and each 
                        subsequent fiscal year,'';
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) for each of fiscal years 2020 and 
                        2021, $2,650,000,000;''.
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