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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4708 

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to require citizenship 

and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State 

Children’s Health Insurance Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2010 

Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. HELLER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. 

JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act 

to require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health 

Insurance Program. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reinstatement of Per5 sonal Responsibility for Immigrants Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF 5-YEAR BAN FOR LEGAL IMMI2 GRANTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(v) of the Social Se4 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraphs 

6 (2) and (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 

7 (2) by striking paragraph (4). 

8 (b) CONFORMING SCHIP AMENDMENT.—Section 

9 2107(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is 

10 amended by striking subparagraph (E). 

11 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall apply to medical assistance and child 

13 health assistance for items and services furnished on or 

14 after the first day of the first month beginning more than 

15 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF SAVE PROGRAM UNDER 

17 SCHIP. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1137(b)(2) of the Social 

19 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1337(b)(2)) is amended by insert20 ing before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and 

21 the State children’s health insurance program under title 

22 XXI of this Act’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 2107(e) 

24 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)) is amended— 

25 (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 

26 following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(M) Sections 1902(a)(46), 1903(a)(4), 

2 1903(i)(22), and 1903(x) (relating to applica3 tion of SAVE program).’’; and 

4 (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 

5 following new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(H) Section 1137 (relating to the SAVE 

7 program).’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

9 this section shall apply to determinations (and redeter10 minations) of eligibility made on or after the first day of 

11 the first month beginning more than 60 days after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 4. APPLICATION OF PRE-CHIPRA CITIZENSHIP 

14 VERIFICATION PROCEDURES UNDER MED15 ICAID AND SCHIP. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902 of the Social Secu17 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(46)(B), by striking ‘‘the 

19 requirements of’’ and all that follows and inserting 

20 ‘‘the requirements of section 1903(x);’’; and 

21 (2) by striking subsection (ee). 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903 of such Act 

24 (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended— 

25 (A) in subsection (a)(3)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘plus’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) by striking the subparagraph (F) 

5 relating to implementation of section 

6 1902(ee); 

7 (B) in subsection (i)(22), by striking 

8 ‘‘1902(a)(46)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘1903(x)’’; and 

9 (C) in subsection (x)(1), by striking ‘‘sec10 tion 1902(a)(46)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

11 1902(a)(46)(B) and subsection (i)(22)’’. 

12 (2) SCHIP.—Section 2105(c)(9) of such Act 

13 (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)(9)) is amended by striking 

14 subparagraph (B). 

15 (c) RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS.— 

16 Amounts appropriated under section 211(a)(4) of the 

17 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization 

18 Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–3) which are not obligated 

19 as of the date of the enactment of this Act are hereby 

20 rescinded. 

21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall apply to determinations (and redeter23 minations) of eligibility made on or after the first day of 


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1 the first month beginning more than 60 days after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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