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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1383

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 3, 2001

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. KILDEE, Mr.

WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. CAMP, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms.

DELAURO, and Mr. BROWN of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

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.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native American

3 Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Technical Amend4 ment Act of 2001’’.

5 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF INCLUSION OF INDIAN WOMEN

6 WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER IN OP7 TIONAL MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY CATEGORY.

8 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The subsection (aa)

9 of section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

10 1396a) added by section 2(a)(2) of the Breast and Cer11 vical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 (Pub12 lic Law 106–354; 114 Stat. 1381) is amended in para13 graph (4) by inserting ‘‘, but applied without regard to

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

15 end.

16 (b) BIPA TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

17 (1) Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42

18 U.S.C. 1396a), as amended by section 702(b) of the

19 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improve20 ment and Protection Act of 2000 (as enacted into

21 law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554), is

22 amended by redesignating the subsection (aa) added

23 by such section as subsection (bb).

24 (2) Section 1902(a)(15) of the Social Security

25 Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(15)), as added by section

26 702(a)(2) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
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1 Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000

2 (as so enacted into law), is amended by striking

3 ‘‘subsection (aa)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (bb)’’.

4 (3) Section 1915(b) of the Social Security Act

5 (42 U.S.C. 1396n(b)), as amended by section

6 702(c)(2) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP

7 Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000

8 (as so enacted into law), is amended by striking

9 ‘‘1902(aa)’’ and inserting ‘‘1902(bb)’’.

10 (c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—

11 (1) BCCPTA TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The

12 amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect

13 as if included in the enactment of the Breast and

14 Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of

15 2000 (Public Law 106–354; 114 Stat. 1381).

16 (2) BIPA TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The

17 amendments made by subsection (b) shall take effect

18 as if included in the enactment of section 702 of the

19 Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improve20 ment and Protection Act of 2000 (as enacted into

21 law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106–554).

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