115 STAT. 2384 PUBLIC LAW 107–121—JAN. 15, 2002

Public Law 107–121

107th Congress

An Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that Indian women with

breast or cervical cancer who are eligible for health services provided under

a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization

are included in the optional medicaid eligibility category of breast or cervical

cancer patients added by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000.

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 ‘‘Native American Breast and

Cervical Cancer Treatment Technical Amendment Act of 2001’’.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF INDIAN WOMEN WITH

BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER IN OPTIONAL MEDICAID

ELIGIBILITY CATEGORY.

(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The subsection (aa) of section

1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) added by section

2(a)(2) of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–354; 114 Stat. 1381) is amended

in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘, but applied without regard to

paragraph (1)(F) of such section’’ before the period at the end.

(b) BIPA TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

(1) Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1396a), as amended by section 702(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid,

and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000

(114 Stat. 2763A–572) (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6)

of Public Law 106–554), is amended by redesignating the subsection (aa) added by such section as subsection (bb).

(2) Section 1902(a)(15) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1396a(a)(15)), as added by section 702(a)(2) of the Medicare,

Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection

Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A–572) (as so enacted into law),

is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (aa)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (bb)’’.

(3) Section 1915(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1396n(b)), as amended by section 702(c)(2) of the Medicare,

Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection

Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A–574) (as so enacted into law),

is amended by striking ‘‘1902(aa)’’ and inserting ‘‘1902(bb)’’.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—

(1) BCCPTA TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The amendment

made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the

42 USC 1396a

note.

42 USC 1305

note.

Native American

Breast and

Cervical Cancer

Treatment

Technical

Amendment Act

of 2001.

Jan. 15, 2002

[S. 1741]

PUBLIC LAW 107–121—JAN. 15, 2002 115 STAT. 2385

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1741:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001):

Nov. 28, considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 19, considered and passed House.

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enactment of the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and

Treatment Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–354; 114 Stat. 1381).

(2) BIPA TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made

by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 702 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP

Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat.

2763A–572) (as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public

Law 106–554).

Approved January 15, 2002.