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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 546 

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to make available additional 

amounts to address funding shortfalls in the State Children’s Health 

Insurance Program for fiscal year 2007. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2007 

Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and Mr. ISAKSON) 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 make 

available additional amounts to address funding shortfalls in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program 

for fiscal year 2007. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TO ADDRESS SCHIP 

4 FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 

5 2007. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(h) of the Social Se7 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by section 


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1 201(a) of the National Institutes of Health Reform Act 

2 of 2006, is amended— 

3 (1) in the heading for paragraph (2), by strik4 ing ‘‘REMAINDER OF REDUCTION’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘PART’’; 

6 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

7 (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; 

8 (3) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

9 paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) 

10 of this paragraph), by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘(3), and (4)’’; 

12 (4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 

13 striking ‘‘and (3) in accordance with paragraph (5)’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘(3), and (4) in accordance with para15 graph (6)’’; and 

16 (5) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR ADDITIONAL REDIS19 TRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS

20 FISCAL YEAR 2007 FUNDING SHORTFALLS.—With re21 spect to months beginning during fiscal year 2007 

22 after April 30, 2007, the Secretary shall apply this 

23 subsection in accordance with the following rules: 

24 ‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL REDISTRIBUTION OF

25 CERTAIN UNEXPENDED 2005 ALLOTMENTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) Paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), 

2 (3)(A), and (3)(B) shall be applied by sub3 stituting ‘April 30’ for ‘March 31’ each 

4 place it appears. 

5 ‘‘(ii) Paragraph (3)(C) shall be ap6 plied— 

7 ‘‘(I) by substituting ‘the amount 

8 described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) 

9 shall not be available for expenditure 

10 by the State on or after May 1, 2007’ 

11 for ‘the applicable amount described 

12 in clause (ii) shall not be available for 

13 expenditure by the State on or after 

14 April 1, 2007’; and 

15 ‘‘(II) without regard to clause 

16 (ii). 

17 ‘‘(iii) Paragraph (2)(B)(ii) shall be 

18 applied by substituting ‘paragraph (1) and 

19 this paragraph (for months beginning dur20 ing fiscal year 2007 after March 31, 

21 2007)’ for ‘paragraph (1)’. 

22 ‘‘(iv) The heading for paragraph (3) 

23 shall be applied by substituting ‘7 MONTHS’ 

24 for ‘HALF’. 


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1 ‘‘(v) Without regard to that portion of 

2 paragraph (6)(A) that begins with ‘, but in 

3 no case’ and ends with ‘March 31, 2007’. 

4 ‘‘(B) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN UNEX5 PENDED 2006 ALLOTMENTS.—After applying 

6 this subsection in accordance with subpara7 graph (A), the Secretary shall further apply 

8 this subsection in accordance with the following 

9 rules: 

10 ‘‘(i) Paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall be ap11 plied by substituting ‘fiscal year 2006’ for 

12 ‘fiscal year 2005’. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Paragraph (3)(B) shall be ap14 plied by substituting ‘fiscal year 2008’ for 

15 ‘fiscal year 2007’. 

16 ‘‘(iii) Paragraph (3)(C)(i) shall be ap17 plied by substituting ‘May 1’ for ‘April 1’. 

18 ‘‘(iv) Paragraph (3)(C) shall be ap19 plied by substituting the following clause 

20 for clause (ii) of such paragraph: 

21 ‘‘ ‘(ii) APPLICABLE AMOUNT.—For 

22 purposes of clause (i), the applicable 

23 amount described in this clause is— 

24 ‘‘ ‘(I) the amount by which (aa) 

25 the amount described in subparagraph 


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1 (A)(ii)(I), exceeds (bb) the total of the 

2 amounts the Secretary determines will 

3 eliminate the estimated shortfalls for 

4 all States described in paragraph 

5 (2)(B) (after the application of sub6 paragraph (A)) for the fiscal year; 

7 multiplied by 

8 ‘‘ ‘(II) the ratio of the amount 

9 described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) 

10 with respect to the State to the total 

11 the amounts described in subpargraph 

12 (A)(ii)(I) for all States.’ ’’. 

13 ‘‘(v) Paragraph (6)(B) shall be ap14 plied— 

15 ‘‘(I) by substituting ‘2005 OR

16 2006’ for ‘2005’; and 

17 ‘‘(II) by substituting ‘fiscal year 

18 2005 under subsection (b) that re19 main unexpended through the end of 

20 fiscal year 2007 or fiscal year 2006 

21 under such subsection that remain un22 expended through the end of fiscal 

23 year 2008’ for ‘fiscal year 2005 under 

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1 pended through the end of fiscal year 

2 2007’. 

3 ‘‘(vi) Without regard to— 

4 ‘‘(I) that portion of paragraph 

5 (6)(A) that begins with ‘, but in no 

6 case’ and ends with ‘March 31, 2007’; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(II) paragraph (6)(C)(i).’’. 

9 (b) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec10 tion 2104(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

11 1397dd(h)) (as so added) is further amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘para13 graph (4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)(B)’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘paragraph (5)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

18 (6)(B)’’; and 

19 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

20 ‘‘paragraph (4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

21 (5)(B)’’. 

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