108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 531

AN ACT

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend

the availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998

through 2001 under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

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. EXTENDING AVAILABILITY OF SCHIP ALLOT2 MENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH

3 2001.

4 (a) RETAINED AND REDISTRIBUTED ALLOTMENTS

5 FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998 AND 1999.—Paragraphs

6 (2)(A)(i) and (2)(A)(ii) of section 2104(g) of the Social

7 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(g)) are each amended by

8 striking ‘‘fiscal year 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year

9 2004’’.

10 (b) EXTENSION AND REVISION OF RETAINED AND

11 REDISTRIBUTED ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR

12 2000.—

13 (1) PERMITTING AND EXTENDING RETENTION

14 OF PORTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2000 ALLOTMENT.—

15 Paragraph (2) of such section 2104(g) is amended—

16 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND 1999’’

17 and inserting ‘‘THROUGH 2000’’; and

18 (B) by adding at the end of subparagraph

19 (A) the following:

20 ‘‘(iii) FISCAL YEAR 2000 ALLOT21 MENT.—Of the amounts allotted to a State

22 pursuant to this section for fiscal year

23 2000 that were not expended by the State

24 by the end of fiscal year 2002, 50 percent

25 of that amount shall remain available for
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1 expenditure by the State through the end

2 of fiscal year 2004.’’.

3 (2) REDISTRIBUTED ALLOTMENTS.—Paragraph

4 (1) of such section 2104(g) is amended—

5 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or

6 for fiscal year 2000 by the end of fiscal year

7 2002,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2001,’’;

8 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking

9 ‘‘1998 or 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘1998, 1999, or

10 2000’’;

11 (C) in subparagraph (A)(i)—

12 (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub13 clause (I),

14 (ii) by striking the period at the end

15 of subclause (II) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

16 (iii) by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new subclause:

18 ‘‘(III) the fiscal year 2000 allot19 ment, the amount specified in sub20 paragraph (C)(i) (less the total of the

21 amounts under clause (ii) for such fis22 cal year), multiplied by the ratio of

23 the amount specified in subparagraph

24 (C)(ii) for the State to the amount

25 specified in subparagraph (C)(iii).’’;
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1 (D) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking

2 ‘‘or 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘, 1999, or 2000’’;

3 (E) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘with

4 respect to fiscal year 1998 or 1999’’;

5 (F) in subparagraph (B)(ii)—

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘with respect to fiscal

7 year 1998, 1999, or 2000,’’ after ‘‘sub8 section (e),’’; and

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘2004’’; and

11 (G) by adding at the end the following new

12 subparagraph:

13 ‘‘(C) AMOUNTS USED IN COMPUTING RE14 DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000.—For

15 purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(III)—

16 ‘‘(i) the amount specified in this

17 clause is the amount specified in para18 graph (2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2000, less

19 the total amount remaining available pur20 suant to paragraph (2)(A)(iii);

21 ‘‘(ii) the amount specified in this

22 clause for a State is the amount by which

23 the State’s expenditures under this title in

24 fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002 exceed
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1 the State’s allotment for fiscal year 2000

2 under subsection (b); and

3 ‘‘(iii) the amount specified in this

4 clause is the sum, for all States entitled to

5 a redistribution under subparagraph (A)

6 from the allotments for fiscal year 2000, of

7 the amounts specified in clause (ii).’’.

8 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section

9 2104(g) is further amended—

10 (A) in its heading, by striking ‘‘AND 1999’’

11 and inserting ‘‘, 1999, AND 2000’’; and

12 (B) in paragraph (3)—

13 (i) by striking ‘‘or fiscal year 1999’’

14 and inserting ‘‘, fiscal year 1999, or fiscal

15 year 2000’’; and

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘or November 30,

17 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘November 30, 2001,

18 or November 30, 2002’’, respectively.

19 (c) EXTENSION AND REVISION OF RETAINED AND

20 REDISTRIBUTED ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR

21 2001.—

22 (1) PERMITTING AND EXTENDING RETENTION

23 OF PORTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 ALLOTMENT.—

24 Paragraph (2) of such section 2104(g), as amended

25 in subsection (b)(1)(B), is further amended—
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1 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2000’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘2001’’; and

3 (B) by adding at the end of subparagraph

4 (A) the following:

5 ‘‘(iv) FISCAL YEAR 2001 ALLOT6 MENT.—Of the amounts allotted to a State

7 pursuant to this section for fiscal year

8 2001 that were not expended by the State

9 by the end of fiscal year 2003, 50 percent

10 of that amount shall remain available for

11 expenditure by the State through the end

12 of fiscal year 2005.’’.

13 (2) REDISTRIBUTED ALLOTMENTS.—Paragraph

14 (1) of such section 2104(g), as amended in sub15 section (b)(2), is further amended—

16 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or

17 for fiscal year 2001 by the end of fiscal year

18 2003,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2002,’’;

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

20 ‘‘1999, or 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘1999, 2000, or

21 2001’’;

22 (C) in subparagraph (A)(i)—

23 (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub24 clause (II),
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1 (ii) by striking the period at the end

2 of subclause (III) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new subclause:

5 ‘‘(IV) the fiscal year 2001 allot6 ment, the amount specified in sub7 paragraph (D)(i) (less the total of the

8 amounts under clause (ii) for such fis9 cal year), multiplied by the ratio of

10 the amount specified in subparagraph

11 (D)(ii) for the State to the amount

12 specified in subparagraph (D)(iii).’’;

13 (D) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking

14 ‘‘or 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2000, or 2001’’;

15 (E) in subparagraph (B)—

16 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of

17 clause (ii);

18 (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as

19 clause (iv); and

20 (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the

21 following new clause:

22 ‘‘(iii) notwithstanding subsection (e),

23 with respect to fiscal year 2001, shall re24 main available for expenditure by the State
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1 through the end of fiscal year 2005; and’’;

2 and

3 (F) by adding at the end the following new

4 subparagraph:

5 ‘‘(D) AMOUNTS USED IN COMPUTING RE6 DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001.—For

7 purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(IV)—

8 ‘‘(i) the amount specified in this

9 clause is the amount specified in para10 graph (2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2001, less

11 the total amount remaining available pur12 suant to paragraph (2)(A)(iv);

13 ‘‘(ii) the amount specified in this

14 clause for a State is the amount by which

15 the State’s expenditures under this title in

16 fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 exceed

17 the State’s allotment for fiscal year 2001

18 under subsection (b); and

19 ‘‘(iii) the amount specified in this

20 clause is the sum, for all States entitled to

21 a redistribution under subparagraph (A)

22 from the allotments for fiscal year 2001, of

23 the amounts specified in clause (ii).’’.

24 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section

25 2104(g) is further amended—
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1 (A) in its heading, by striking ‘‘AND 2000’’

2 and inserting ‘‘2000, AND 2001’’; and

3 (B) in paragraph (3)—

4 (i) by striking ‘‘or fiscal year 2000’’

5 and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2000, or fiscal

6 year 2001’’; and

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘or November 30,

8 2002,’’ and inserting ‘‘November 30, 2002,

9 or November 30, 2003,’’, respectively.

10 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section, and the amend11 ments made by this section, shall be effective as if this

12 section had been enacted on September 30, 2002, and

13 amounts under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42

14 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) from allotments for fiscal years

15 1998 through 2000 are available for expenditure on and

16 after October 1, 2002, under the amendments made by

17 this section as if this section had been enacted on Sep18 tember 30, 2002.

Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2003.

Attest:

Clerk.

108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 531

AN ACT

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to

extend the availability of allotments for fiscalyears 1998 through 2001 under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).