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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 670 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.670

                     One Hundred Eighteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four

                                 An Act

 
  To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 
website to promote awareness of available resources for individuals with 
                  disabilities, 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 ``Think Differently Database Act''.
SEC. 2. PROMOTING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
DISABILITIES.
    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish and 
update periodically a publicly available website to provide information 
with respect to resources and information for people with a disability 
and the caregivers and families of such people. Such website shall 
include--
        (1) information on eligibility to receive medical assistance 
    under a State plan under the Medicaid program under title XIX of 
    the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) (or a waiver of 
    such plan) based on a disability, including general information 
    about eligibility under subclauses (XIII), (XV), (XVI), and (XIX) 
    of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
    1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii));
        (2) which States offer eligibility under subclauses (XIII), 
    (XV), (XVI), and (XIX) of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social 
    Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii));
        (3) each State's specific eligibility requirements, if 
    applicable, under subclauses (XIII), (XV), (XVI), and (XIX) of 
    section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
    1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii));
        (4) information about how to contact each State's Medicaid 
    office for information about Medicaid, including links and phone 
    numbers for State contacts;
        (5) general information on Medicaid-covered long-term services 
    and supports that may be available to individuals eligible for 
    medical assistance under a State plan under the Medicaid program 
    under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) 
    (or a waiver of such plan); and
        (6) where applicable, the average amount of time that 
    individuals newly enrolled in a State's waiver program for home and 
    community-based services in the past 12 months were on the list of 
    individuals waiting to enroll in such waiver program, in such a 
    manner and process as described in section 441.311(d)(1)(iii) of 
    title 42, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (b) Promotion.--The Secretary shall, as applicable and appropriate, 
identify and disseminate promotional activities to improve, among 
people with a disability and the caretakers and families of such 
people, the awareness of the resources included in the website 
established under subsection (a), such as through collaboration with 
the Social Security Administration during its annual updates to the Red 
Book.
    (c) Model.--In establishing the website under this section, the 
Secretary may use the website thinkdifferently.net as a model.
    (d) Nonapplication of Paperwork Reduction Act.--Chapter 35 of title 
44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995''), shall not apply to the implementation of this 
section.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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