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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1827 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1827

To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2017

Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Casey, 
 and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
                and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, 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 ``Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and 
Secure Act of 2017'' or the ``KIDS Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FIVE-YEAR FUNDING EXTENSION OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Appropriation; Total Allotment.--Section 2104(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (19), by striking ``and'';
            (2) in paragraph (20), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(21) for fiscal year 2018, $21,500,000,000;
            ``(22) for fiscal year 2019, $22,600,000,000;
            ``(23) for fiscal year 2020, $23,700,000,000;
            ``(24) for fiscal year 2021, $24,800,000,000; and
            ``(25) for fiscal year 2022, for purposes of making 2 semi-
        annual allotments--
                    ``(A) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on 
                October 1, 2021, and ending on March 31, 2022; and
                    ``(B) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on 
                April 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2022.''.
    (b) Allotments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2104(m) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(m)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``through 
                        2016'' and inserting ``through 2022''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``(19)'' and inserting 
                                ``(24)'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii), in the matter 
                                preceding subclause (I), by inserting 
                                ``(other than fiscal year 2022)'' after 
                                ``even-numbered fiscal year''; and
                                    (III) in clause (ii)(I), by 
                                inserting ``(or, in the case of fiscal 
                                year 2018, under paragraph (4))'' after 
                                ``clause (i)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``or (4)'' and inserting 
                        ``(4), or (10)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``or 2017'' and inserting 
                        ``, 2017, or 2022'';
                    (C) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''; and
                            (ii) in the matter following subparagraph 
                        (B)(ii), by striking ``or fiscal year 2016'' 
                        and inserting ``fiscal year 2016, fiscal year 
                        2018, fiscal year 2020, or fiscal year 2022'';
                    (D) in paragraph (9)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``fiscal 
                        years 2015 and 2017'' and inserting ``certain 
                        fiscal years'';
                            (ii) by striking ``or (4)'' and inserting 
                        ``, (4), or (10)''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``or fiscal year 2017'' 
                        and inserting ``, 2017, or 2022''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(10) For fiscal year 2022.--
                    ``(A) First half.--Subject to paragraphs (5) and 
                (7), from the amount made available under subparagraph 
                (A) of paragraph (25) of subsection (a) for the semi-
                annual period described in such subparagraph, increased 
                by the amount of the appropriation for such period 
                under section 2(b)(3) of the KIDS Act of 2017, the 
                Secretary shall compute a State allotment for each 
                State (including the District of Columbia and each 
                commonwealth and territory) for such semi-annual period 
                in an amount equal to the first half ratio (described 
                in subparagraph (D)) of the amount described in 
                subparagraph (C).
                    ``(B) Second half.--Subject to paragraphs (5) and 
                (7), from the amount made available under subparagraph 
                (B) of paragraph (25) of subsection (a) for the semi-
                annual period described in such subparagraph, the 
                Secretary shall compute a State allotment for each 
                State (including the District of Columbia and each 
                commonwealth and territory) for such semi-annual period 
                in an amount equal to the amount made available under 
                such subparagraph, multiplied by the ratio of--
                            ``(i) the amount of the allotment to such 
                        State under subparagraph (A); to
                            ``(ii) the total of the amount of all of 
                        the allotments made available under such 
                        subparagraph.
                    ``(C) Full year amount based on growth factor 
                updated amount.--The amount described in this 
                subparagraph for a State is equal to the sum of--
                            ``(i) the amount of the State allotment for 
                        fiscal year 2021 determined under paragraph 
                        (2)(B)(i); and
                            ``(ii) the amount of any payments made to 
                        the State under subsection (n) for fiscal year 
                        2021,
                multiplied by the allotment increase factor under 
                paragraph (6) for fiscal year 2022.
                    ``(D) First half ratio.--The first half ratio 
                described in this subparagraph is the ratio of--
                            ``(i) the sum of--
                                    ``(I) the amount made available 
                                under subsection (a)(25)(A); and
                                    ``(II) the amount of the 
                                appropriation for such period under 
                                section 2(b)(3) of the KIDS Act of 
                                2017; to
                            ``(ii) the sum of--
                                    ``(I) the amount described in 
                                clause (i); and
                                    ``(II) the amount made available 
                                under subsection (a)(25)(B).''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Section 2104(m)(2)(A) of such Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(m)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``the 
        allotment increase factor under paragraph (5)'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``the allotment increase factor under 
        paragraph (6)''.
            (3) One-time appropriation for fiscal year 2022.--There is 
        appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, out 
        of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
        $20,200,000,000 to accompany the allotment made for the period 
        beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on March 31, 2022, 
        under paragraph (25)(A) of section 2104(a) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) (as added by subsection 
        (a)(3)), to remain available until expended. Such amount shall 
        be used to provide allotments to States under paragraph (10) of 
        section 2104(m) of such Act (as added by subsection (b)(1)(E)) 
        for the first 6 months of fiscal year 2022 in the same manner 
        as allotments are provided under subsection (a)(25)(A) of such 
        section 2104 and subject to the same terms and conditions as 
        apply to the allotments provided from such subsection 
        (a)(25)(A).
    (c) Extension of the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund.--Section 
2104(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(n)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 
                        2014, and 2016'' and inserting ``2010 through 
                        2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2021''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 2015 and 
                        fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
                        2015, 2017, and 2022''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 
                        2014, and 2016'' and inserting ``2010 through 
                        2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2021''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``fiscal year 2015 and 
                        fiscal year 2017'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
                        2015, 2017, and 2022''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by striking ``or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal 
        year 2015 or 2017'' and inserting ``or in any of fiscal years 
        2018 through 2021 (or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal 
        year 2015, 2017, or 2022)''.
    (d) Extension of Qualifying States Option.--Section 2105(g)(4) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``through 2017'' and 
        inserting ``through 2022''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``2017'' and inserting 
        ``2022''.
    (e) Extension of Express Lane Eligibility Option.--Section 
1902(e)(13)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(I)) 
is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''.
    (f) Assurance of Affordability Standard for Children and 
Families.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(d)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``until 
                october 1, 2019'' and inserting ``through september 30, 
                2022''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding 
                clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``2019'' and inserting 
                        ``2022''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``The preceding sentence 
                        shall not be construed as preventing a State 
                        during such period'' and inserting ``During the 
                        period that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends 
                        on September 30, 2022, the preceding sentence 
                        shall only apply with respect to children in 
                        families whose income does not exceed 300 
                        percent of the poverty line (as defined in 
                        section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of 
                        the size involved. The preceding sentences 
                        shall not be construed as preventing a State 
                        during any such periods''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1902(gg)(2) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(gg)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``until 
                october 1, 2019'' and inserting ``through september 30, 
                2022''; and
                    (B) by striking ``September 30, 2019,'' and 
                inserting ``September 30, 2022 (but during the period 
                that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 
                30, 2022, only with respect to children in families 
                whose income does not exceed 300 percent of the poverty 
                line (as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a 
                family of the size involved)''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project.--Section 1139A(e)(8) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(e)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and $10,000,000'' and inserting ``, 
        $10,000,000''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``2017'' the following: ``, and 
        $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022''.
    (b) Pediatric Quality Measures Program.--Section 1139A(i) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Out of any'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Out of any'';
            (2) by striking ``there is appropriated for each'' and 
        inserting ``there is appropriated--
                    ``(A) for each'';
            (3) by striking ``, and there is appropriated for the 
        period'' and inserting ``;
                    ``(B) for the period'';
            (4) by striking ``. Funds appropriated under this 
        subsection shall remain available until expended'' and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 
                2022, $75,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out this 
                section (other than subsections (e), (f), and (g)).
            ``(2) Availability.--Funds appropriated under this 
        subsection shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 2113 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``2017'' and 
        inserting ``2022''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking ``and $40,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``, $40,000,000''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``2017'' the following: ``, 
                and $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 
                through 2022''.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION AND REDUCTION OF ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
              PARTICIPATION FOR CHIP.

    Section 2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(b)) is 
amended in the second sentence by inserting ``and during the period 
that begins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2020, the 
enhanced FMAP determined for a State for a fiscal year (or for any 
portion of a fiscal year occurring during such period) shall be 
increased by 11.5 percentage points'' after ``23 percentage points,''.
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