110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 434
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying
States to use a portion of their allotments under the State children's health
insurance program for any fiscal year for certain medicaid expenditures.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 30, 2007
Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. REED, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. LIEBERMAN,
Mr. LEAHY, Mr. COLEMAN, and Mr. INOUYE) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to permit qualifying
States to use a portion of their allotments under the State children's health
insurance program for any fiscal year for certain medicaid expenditures.
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 `Children's Health Equity Technical Amendments
Act of 2007'.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR QUALIFYING STATES TO USE PORTION OF SCHIP ALLOTMENT
FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR FOR CERTAIN MEDICAID EXPENDITURES.
(a) In General- Section 2105(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397ee(g)(1)(A)), as amended by section 201(b) of the National Institutes
of Health Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-482) is amended by striking
`fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, or 2007' and inserting
`a fiscal year'.
(b) Modification of Allowable Expenditures- Section 2105(g)(1)(B)(ii) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking `150' and
inserting `125'.
(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall take effect
on October 1, 2007, and shall apply to expenditures made on or after that
date.
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