I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3864 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State 
Children’s Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2012, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2007 
Mr. CAMP of Michigan (for himself, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, and Ms. GRANGER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize 
the State Children’s Health Insurance Program through 
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Kids First Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. 5-Year reauthorization. 
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Sec. 3. Allotments for the 50 States and the District of Columbia based on ex-
penditures and numbers of low-income children. 
Sec. 4. Limitations on matching rates for populations other than low-income 
children or pregnant women covered through a section 1115 
waiver. 
Sec. 5. Prohibition on new section 1115 waivers for coverage of adults other 
than pregnant women. 
Sec. 6. Standardization of determination of family income. 
Sec. 7. Grants for outreach and enrollment. 
Sec. 8. Improved State option for offering premium assistance for coverage 
through private plans. 
Sec. 9. Treatment of unborn children. 
Sec. 10. 50 percent matching rate for all Medicaid administrative costs. 
Sec. 11. Reduction in payments for Medicaid administrative costs to prevent 
duplication of such payments under TANF. 
Sec. 12. Maintaining limitation on eligibility for aliens. 
Sec. 13. Maintaining citizenship documentation requirements. 
Sec. 14. Effective date. 
SEC. 2. 5-YEAR REAUTHORIZATION. 
(a) INCREASE IN NATIONAL ALLOTMENT.—Section 
2104(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) for fiscal year 2008, $7,000,000,000; 
‘‘(12) for fiscal year 2009, $7,200,000,000; 
‘‘(13) for fiscal year 2010, $7,600,000,000; 
‘‘(14) for fiscal year 2011, $8,300,000,000; and 
‘‘(15) for fiscal year 2012, $8,800,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONTINUATION OF ADDITIONAL ALLOTMENTS TO 
TERRITORIES.—Section 2104(c)(4)(B) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(c)(4)(B)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘2006,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, $56,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $58,000,000 
for fiscal year 2009, $61,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010, $66,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 
$70,000,000 for fiscal year 2012’’. 
SEC. 3. ALLOTMENTS FOR THE 50 STATES AND THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA BASED ON EXPENDI-
TURES AND NUMBERS OF LOW-INCOME CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) DETERMINATION OF ALLOTMENTS FOR THE 50 
STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR FISCAL 
YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the pre-
ceding provisions of this subsection and subject to 
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall allot to each sub-
section (b) State for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, the amount determined for the fiscal 
year that is equal to the product of— 
‘‘(A) the amount available for allotment 
under subsection (a) for the fiscal year, reduced 
by the amount of allotments made under sub-
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States to the Secretary on the May 15th 
submission of Form CMS–37 and Form 
CMS–21B submitted not later than June 
30th of the fiscal year preceding such year. 
‘‘(ii) ACTUAL
EXPENDITURES.—The 
actual expenditures described in clause (iv) 
of such subparagraph with respect to a 
second preceding fiscal year shall be deter-
mined on the basis of amounts reported by 
States to the Secretary on Form CMS–64 
and Form CMS–21 submitted not later 
than November 30 of the preceding fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) 2-YEAR AVAILABILITY
OF ALLOTMENTS; EX-
PENDITURES
COUNTED
AGAINST
OLDEST
ALLOT-
MENTS.—Section 2104(e) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397dd(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS ALLOTTED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in the 
succeeding paragraphs of this subsection, amounts 
allotted to a State pursuant to this section— 
‘‘(A) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
2007, shall remain available for expenditure by 
the State through the end of the second suc-
ceeding fiscal year; and 
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‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012, shall remain available for expenditure by 
the State only through the end of the suc-
ceeding fiscal year for which such amounts are 
allotted. 
‘‘(2) ELIMINATION OF REDISTRIBUTION OF AL-
LOTMENTS NOT EXPENDED WITHIN 3 YEARS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (f), amounts allotted to a 
State under this section for fiscal years beginning 
with fiscal year 2008 that remain unexpended as of 
the end of the second succeeding fiscal year shall not 
be redistributed to other States and shall revert to 
the Treasury on October 1 of the third succeeding 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) RULE
FOR
COUNTING
EXPENDITURES 
AGAINST FISCAL YEAR ALLOTMENTS.—Expenditures 
under the State child health plan made on or after 
October 1, 2007, shall be counted against allotments 
for the earliest fiscal year for which funds are avail-
able for expenditure under this subsection.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 2104(b)(1) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘the succeeding 
subsections of this section’’. 
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(2) Section 2104(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397dd(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘The’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to subsection (e)(2), the’’. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATIONS ON MATCHING RATES FOR POPU-
LATIONS OTHER THAN LOW-INCOME CHIL-
DREN 
OR 
PREGNANT 
WOMEN 
COVERED 
THROUGH A SECTION 1115 WAIVER. 
(a) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Section 2105(c) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) LIMITATIONS
ON
MATCHING
RATE
FOR 
POPULATIONS OTHER THAN TARGETED LOW-INCOME 
CHILDREN
OR
PREGNANT
WOMEN
COVERED 
THROUGH
A
SECTION
1115
WAIVER.—For child 
health assistance or health benefits coverage fur-
nished in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 
2008: 
‘‘(A) FMAP APPLIED TO PAYMENTS FOR 
COVERAGE OF CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN 
COVERED
THROUGH
A
SECTION
1115
WAIVER 
ENROLLED IN THE STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN 
ON THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THE KIDS 
FIRST ACT AND WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME 
IS DETERMINED TO EXCEED THE INCOME ELI-
GIBILITY LEVEL SPECIFIED FOR A TARGETED 
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LOW-INCOME
CHILD.—Notwithstanding 
sub-
sections (b)(1)(B) and (d) of section 2110, in 
the case of any individual described in sub-
section (c) of section 105 of the Kids First Act 
who the State elects to continue to provide child 
health assistance for under the State child 
health plan in accordance with the requirements 
of such subsection, the Federal medical assist-
ance percentage (as determined under section 
1905(b) without regard to clause (4) of such 
section) shall be substituted for the enhanced 
FMAP under subsection (a)(1) with respect to 
such assistance. 
‘‘(B) FMAP APPLIED TO PAYMENTS ONLY 
FOR
NONPREGNANT
CHILDLESS
ADULTS
AND 
PARENTS
AND
CARETAKER
RELATIVES
EN-
ROLLED
UNDER
A
SECTION
1115
WAIVER
ON 
THE
DATE
OF
ENACTMENT
OF
THE
STATE 
CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM RE-
AUTHORIZATION OF 2007.—The Federal medical 
assistance percentage (as determined under sec-
tion 1905(b) without regard to clause (4) of 
such section) shall be substituted for the en-
hanced FMAP under subsection (a)(1) with re-
spect to payments for child health assistance or 
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health benefits coverage provided under the 
State child health plan for any of the following: 
‘‘(i) PARENTS
OR
CARETAKER
REL-
ATIVES ENROLLED UNDER A WAIVER ON 
THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THE STATE 
CHILDREN’S
HEALTH
INSURANCE
PRO-
GRAM REAUTHORIZATION OF 2007.—A non-
pregnant parent or a nonpregnant care-
taker relative of a targeted low-income 
child who is enrolled in the State child 
health plan under a waiver, experimental, 
pilot, or demonstration project on the date 
of enactment of the Kids First Act and 
whose family income does not exceed the 
income eligibility applied under such waiv-
er with respect to that population on such 
date. 
‘‘(ii) 
NONPREGNANT
CHILDLESS 
ADULTS ENROLLED UNDER A WAIVER ON 
SUCH
DATE.—A nonpregnant childless 
adult enrolled in the State child health 
plan under a waiver, experimental, pilot, or 
demonstration project described in section 
6102(c)(3) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 1397gg note) on the date 
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of enactment of the Kids First Act and 
whose family income does not exceed the 
income eligibility applied under such waiv-
er with respect to that population on such 
date. 
‘‘(iii) NO
REPLACEMENT
ENROLL-
EES.—Nothing in clauses (i) or (ii) shall 
be construed as authorizing a State to pro-
vide child health assistance or health bene-
fits coverage under a waiver described in 
either such clause to a nonpregnant parent 
or a nonpregnant caretaker relative of a 
targeted low-income child, or a nonpreg-
nant childless adult, who is not enrolled 
under the waiver on the date of enactment 
of the Kids First Act. 
‘‘(C) NO
FEDERAL
PAYMENT
FOR
ANY 
NEW
NONPREGNANT
ADULT
ENROLLEES
OR 
FOR SUCH ENROLLEES WHO NO LONGER SAT-
ISFY
INCOME
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Payment shall not be made under this section 
for child health assistance or other health bene-
fits coverage provided under the State child 
health plan or under a waiver under section 
1115 for any of the following: 
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family income exceeds the income eligibility 
level referred to in subparagraph (B)(ii). 
‘‘(iii) 
NONPREGNANT
CHILDLESS 
ADULTS, PARENTS, OR
CARETAKER
REL-
ATIVES NOT ENROLLED UNDER A SECTION 
1115
WAIVER
ON
THE
DATE
OF
ENACT-
MENT OF THE STATE CHILDREN’S HEALTH 
INSURANCE
PROGRAM
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF
2007.—Any nonpregnant parent or a 
nonpregnant caretaker relative of a tar-
geted low-income child who is not enrolled 
in the State child health plan under a sec-
tion 1115 waiver, experimental, pilot, or 
demonstration project referred to in sub-
paragraph (B)(i) on the date of enactment 
of the Kids First Act, and any nonpreg-
nant childless adult who is not enrolled in 
the State child health plan under a section 
1115 waiver, experimental, pilot, or dem-
onstration project referred to in subpara-
graph (B)(ii)(I) on such date. 
‘‘(D) DEFINITION
OF
CARETAKER
REL-
ATIVE.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘care-
taker relative’ has the meaning given that term 
for purposes of carrying out section 1931. 
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‘‘(E) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed as imply-
ing that payments for coverage of populations 
for which the Federal medical assistance per-
centage (as so determined) is to be substituted 
for the enhanced FMAP under subsection 
(a)(1) in accordance with this paragraph are to 
be made from funds other than the allotments 
determined for a State under section 2104.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2105(a)(1) 
of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)(1)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
inserting ‘‘or subsection (c)(8)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph 
(B)’’. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON NEW SECTION 1115 WAIVERS FOR 
COVERAGE OF ADULTS OTHER THAN PREG-
NANT WOMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2107(f) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary may not approve, extend, 
renew, or amend a waiver, experimental, pilot, or 
demonstration project with respect to a State after 
the date of enactment of the Kids First Act that 
would allow funds made available under this title to 
be used to provide child health assistance or other 
health benefits coverage for any other adult other 
than a pregnant woman whose family income does 
not exceed the income eligibility level specified for a 
targeted low-income child in that State under a 
waiver or project approved as of such date. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may not approve, extend, 
renew, or amend a waiver, experimental, pilot, or 
demonstration project with respect to a State after 
the date of enactment of the Kids First Act that 
would waive or modify the requirements of section 
2105(c)(8).’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR COVERAGE 
OF PREGNANT WOMEN.—Section 2106 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ff) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) NO AUTHORITY TO COVER PREGNANT WOMEN 
THROUGH STATE PLAN.—For purposes of this title, a 
State may provide assistance to a pregnant woman under 
the State child health plan only— 
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‘‘(1) by virtue of a waiver under section 1115; 
or 
‘‘(2) through the application of sections 457.10, 
457.350(b)(2), 457.622(c)(5), and 457.626(a)(3) of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
the date of enactment of the Kids First Act).’’. 
(c) ASSURANCE OF NOTICE TO AFFECTED ENROLL-
EES.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
establish procedures to ensure that States provide ade-
quate public notice for parents, caretaker relatives, and 
nonpregnant childless adults whose eligibility for child 
health assistance or health benefits coverage under a waiv-
er under section 1115 of the Social Security Act will be 
terminated as a result of the amendments made by sub-
section (a), and that States otherwise adhere to regula-
tions of the Secretary relating to procedures for termi-
nating waivers under section 1115 of the Social Security 
Act. 
SEC. 6. STANDARDIZATION OF DETERMINATION OF FAMILY 
INCOME. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY BASED ON GROSS INCOME.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2110 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(d) STANDARDIZATION
OF
DETERMINATION
OF 
FAMILY INCOME.—A State shall determine family income 
for purposes of determining income eligibility for child 
health assistance or other health benefits coverage under 
the State child health plan (or under a waiver of such plan 
under section 1115) solely on the basis of the gross income 
(as defined by the Secretary) of the family.’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
WAIVER
OF
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 2107(f) (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(f)), as 
amended by section 5(a), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary may not approve a waiver, 
experimental, pilot, or demonstration project with re-
spect to a State after the date of enactment of the 
Kids First Act that would waive or modify the re-
quirements of section 2110(d) (relating to deter-
mining income eligibility on the basis of gross in-
come) and regulations promulgated to carry out 
such requirements.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall promulgate interim final regulations 
defining gross income for purposes of section 2110(d) of 
the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a). 
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(c) APPLICATION TO CURRENT ENROLLEES.—The 
interim final regulations promulgated under subsection (b) 
shall not be used to determine the income eligibility of any 
individual enrolled in a State child health plan under title 
XXI of the Social Security Act on the date of enactment 
of this Act before the date on which such eligibility of the 
individual is required to be redetermined under the plan 
as in effect on such date. In the case of any individual 
enrolled in such plan on such date who, solely as a result 
of the application of subsection (d) of section 2110 of the 
Social Security Act (as added by subsection (a)) and the 
regulations promulgated under subsection (b), is deter-
mined to be ineligible for child health assistance under the 
State child health plan, a State may elect, subject to sub-
stitution of the Federal medical assistance percentage for 
the enhanced FMAP under section 2105(c)(8)(A) of the 
Social Security Act (as added by section 4(a)), to continue 
to provide the individual with such assistance for so long 
as the individual otherwise would be eligible for such as-
sistance and the individual’s family income, if determined 
under the income and resource standards and methodolo-
gies applicable under the State child health plan on Sep-
tember 30, 2007, would not exceed the income eligibility 
level applicable to the individual under the State child 
health plan. 
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SEC. 7. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT. 
(a) GRANTS.—Title XXI of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2111. GRANTS TO IMPROVE OUTREACH AND ENROLL-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT GRANTS; NA-
TIONAL CAMPAIGN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated for a fiscal year under subsection (f), subject 
to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award grants 
to eligible entities to conduct outreach and enroll-
ment efforts that are designed to increase the enroll-
ment and participation of eligible children under this 
title and title XIX. 
‘‘(2) 10 PERCENT SET ASIDE FOR NATIONAL 
ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN.—An amount equal to 10 
percent of such amounts for the fiscal year shall be 
used by the Secretary for expenditures during the 
fiscal year to carry out a national enrollment cam-
paign in accordance with subsection (g). 
‘‘(b) AWARD OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PRIORITY FOR AWARDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give 
priority to eligible entities that— 
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‘‘(i) propose to target geographic 
areas with high rates of— 
‘‘(I) eligible but unenrolled chil-
dren, including such children who re-
side in rural areas; or 
‘‘(II) racial and ethnic minorities 
and health disparity populations, in-
cluding those proposals that address 
cultural and linguistic barriers to en-
rollment; and 
‘‘(ii) submit the most demonstrable 
evidence required under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (c). 
‘‘(B) 10 PERCENT SET ASIDE FOR OUT-
REACH
TO
INDIAN
CHILDREN.—An amount 
equal to 10 percent of the funds appropriated 
under subsection (f) for a fiscal year shall be 
used by the Secretary to award grants to In-
dian Health Service providers and urban Indian 
organizations receiving funds under title V of 
the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) for outreach to, and en-
rollment of, children who are Indians. 
‘‘(2) 2-YEAR AVAILABILITY.—A grant awarded 
under this section for a fiscal year shall remain 
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available for expenditure through the end of the suc-
ceeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under subsection (a) shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary in such form and manner, and con-
taining such information, as the Secretary may decide. 
Such application shall include— 
‘‘(1) evidence demonstrating that the entity in-
cludes members who have access to, and credibility 
with, ethnic or low-income populations in the com-
munities in which activities funded under the grant 
are to be conducted; 
‘‘(2) evidence demonstrating that the entity has 
the ability to address barriers to enrollment, such as 
lack of awareness of eligibility, stigma concerns and 
punitive fears associated with receipt of benefits, 
and other cultural barriers to applying for and re-
ceiving child health assistance or medical assistance; 
‘‘(3) specific quality or outcomes performance 
measures to evaluate the effectiveness of activities 
funded by a grant awarded under this section; and 
‘‘(4) an assurance that the eligible entity 
shall— 
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‘‘(A) conduct an assessment of the effec-
tiveness of such activities against the perform-
ance measures; 
‘‘(B) cooperate with the collection and re-
porting of enrollment data and other informa-
tion in order for the Secretary to conduct such 
assessments. 
‘‘(C) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is not the State, provide the State with enroll-
ment data and other information as necessary 
for the State to make necessary projections of 
eligible children and pregnant women. 
‘‘(d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds 
awarded under this section shall be used to supplement, 
not supplant, non-Federal funds that are otherwise avail-
able for activities funded under this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A State with an approved child health 
plan under this title. 
‘‘(B) A local government. 
‘‘(C) An Indian tribe or tribal consortium, 
a tribal organization, an urban Indian organiza-
tion receiving funds under title V of the Indian 
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Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1651 
et seq.), or an Indian Health Service provider. 
‘‘(D) A Federal health safety net organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(E) A State, national, local, or commu-
nity-based public or nonprofit private organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(F) A faith-based organization or con-
sortia, to the extent that a grant awarded to 
such an entity is consistent with the require-
ments of section 1955 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–65) relating to a 
grant award to non-governmental entities. 
‘‘(G) An elementary or secondary school. 
‘‘(H) A national, local, or community-based 
public or nonprofit private organization, includ-
ing organizations that use community health 
workers or community-based doula programs. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL HEALTH SAFETY NET ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘Federal health safety net orga-
nization’ means— 
‘‘(A) a federally-qualified health center (as 
defined in section 1905(l)(2)(B)); 
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‘‘(B) a hospital defined as a dispropor-
tionate share hospital for purposes of section 
1923; 
‘‘(C) a covered entity described in section 
340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4)); and 
‘‘(D) any other entity or consortium that 
serves children under a federally-funded pro-
gram, including the special supplemental nutri-
tion program for women, infants, and children 
(WIC) established under section 17 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), the 
head start and early head start programs under 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.), 
the school lunch program established under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 
and an elementary or secondary school. 
‘‘(3) INDIANS; INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANI-
ZATION; URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATION.—The terms 
‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, ‘tribal organization’, and 
‘urban Indian organization’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 4 of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). 
‘‘(4) COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER.—The term 
‘community health worker’ means an individual who 
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promotes health or nutrition within the community 
in which the individual resides— 
‘‘(A) by serving as a liaison between com-
munities and health care agencies; 
‘‘(B) by providing guidance and social as-
sistance to community residents; 
‘‘(C) by enhancing community residents’ 
ability to effectively communicate with health 
care providers; 
‘‘(D) by providing culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate health or nutrition edu-
cation; 
‘‘(E) by advocating for individual and com-
munity health or nutrition needs; and 
‘‘(F) by providing referral and followup 
services. 
‘‘(f) APPROPRIATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for the purpose of awarding grants under 
this section— 
‘‘(A) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 and 2009; 
‘‘(B) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011; and 
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‘‘(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS IN ADDITION TO OTHER AMOUNTS 
PAID.—Amounts appropriated and paid under the 
authority of this section shall be in addition to 
amounts appropriated under section 2104 and paid 
to States in accordance with section 2105, including 
with respect to expenditures for outreach activities 
in accordance with subsections (a)(1)(D)(iii) and 
(c)(2)(C) of that section. 
‘‘(g) NATIONAL ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN.—From 
the amounts made available under subsection (a)(2) for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall develop and implement 
a national enrollment campaign to improve the enrollment 
of underserved child populations in the programs estab-
lished under this title and title XIX. Such campaign may 
include— 
‘‘(1) the establishment of partnerships with the 
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Agri-
culture to develop national campaigns to link the eli-
gibility and enrollment systems for the assistance 
programs each Secretary administers that often 
serve the same children; 
‘‘(2) the integration of information about the 
programs established under this title and title XIX 
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in public health awareness campaigns administered 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(3) increased financial and technical support 
for enrollment hotlines maintained by the Secretary 
to ensure that all States participate in such hotlines; 
‘‘(4) the establishment of joint public awareness 
outreach initiatives with the Secretary of Education 
and the Secretary of Labor regarding the impor-
tance of health insurance to building strong commu-
nities and the economy; 
‘‘(5) the development of special outreach mate-
rials for Native Americans or for individuals with 
limited English proficiency; and 
‘‘(6) such other outreach initiatives as the Sec-
retary determines would increase public awareness of 
the programs under this title and title XIX.’’. 
(b) NONAPPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDI-
TURES CAP.—Section 2105(c)(2) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) NONAPPLICATION TO EXPENDITURES 
FOR OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT.—The limi-
tation under subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
with respect to expenditures for outreach activi-
ties under section 2102(c)(1), or for enrollment 
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activities, for children eligible for child health 
assistance under the State child health plan or 
medical assistance under the State plan under 
title XIX.’’. 
SEC. 8. IMPROVED STATE OPTION FOR OFFERING PRE-
MIUM 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
COVERAGE 
THROUGH PRIVATE PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2105(c) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)), as amended by section 
4(a) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) ADDITIONAL STATE OPTION FOR OFFER-
ING PREMIUM ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the suc-
ceeding provisions of this paragraph, a State 
may elect to offer a premium assistance subsidy 
(as defined in subparagraph (C)) for qualified 
employer sponsored coverage (as defined in sub-
paragraph (B)) to all targeted low-income chil-
dren who are eligible for child health assistance 
under the plan and have access to such cov-
erage in accordance with the requirements of 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
EMPLOYER
SPONSORED 
COVERAGE.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘qualified employer sponsored cov-
erage’ means a group health plan or health 
insurance coverage offered through an em-
ployer that is— 
‘‘(I) substantially equivalent to 
the benefits coverage in a benchmark 
benefit package described in section 
2103(b) or benchmark-equivalent cov-
erage that meets the requirements of 
section 2103(a)(2); 
‘‘(II) made similarly available to 
all of the employer’s employees and 
for which the employer makes a con-
tribution to the premium that is not 
less for employees receiving a pre-
mium assistance subsidy under any 
option available under the State child 
health plan under this title or the 
State plan under title XIX to provide 
such assistance than the employer 
contribution provided for all other em-
ployees; and 
‘‘(III) cost-effective, as deter-
mined under clause (ii). 
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‘‘(ii) COST-EFFECTIVENESS.—A group 
health plan or health insurance coverage 
offered through an employer shall be con-
sidered to be cost-effective if— 
‘‘(I) the marginal premium cost 
to purchase family coverage through 
the employer is less than the State 
cost of providing child health assist-
ance through the State child health 
plan for all the children in the family 
who are targeted low-income children; 
or 
‘‘(II) the marginal premium cost 
between individual coverage and pur-
chasing family coverage through the 
employer is not greater than 175 per-
cent of the cost to the State to pro-
vide child health assistance through 
the State child health plan for a tar-
geted low-income child. 
‘‘(iii) HIGH
DEDUCTIBLE
HEALTH 
PLANS
INCLUDED.—The term ‘qualified 
employer sponsored coverage’ includes a 
high deductible health plan (as defined in 
section 223(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
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Code of 1986) purchased through a health 
savings account (as defined under section 
223(d) of such Code). 
‘‘(C) PREMIUM ASSISTANCE SUBSIDY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘premium assistance subsidy’ 
means, with respect to a targeted low-in-
come child, the amount equal to the dif-
ference between the employee contribution 
required for enrollment only of the em-
ployee under qualified employer sponsored 
coverage and the employee contribution re-
quired for enrollment of the employee and 
the child in such coverage, less any appli-
cable premium cost-sharing applied under 
the State child health plan, subject to the 
annual aggregate cost-sharing limit applied 
under section 2103(e)(3)(B). 
‘‘(ii) STATE PAYMENT OPTION.—Sub-
ject to clause (iii), a State may provide a 
premium assistance subsidy directly to an 
employer or as reimbursement to an em-
ployee for out-of-pocket expenditures. 
‘‘(iii) REQUIREMENT
FOR
DIRECT 
PAYMENT
TO
EMPLOYEE.—A State shall 
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not pay a premium assistance subsidy di-
rectly to the employee, unless the State has 
established procedures to ensure that the 
targeted low-income child on whose behalf 
such payments are made are actually en-
rolled in the qualified employer sponsored 
coverage. 
‘‘(iv) TREATMENT AS CHILD HEALTH 
ASSISTANCE.—Expenditures for the provi-
sion of premium assistance subsidies shall 
be considered child health assistance de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(C) of subsection 
(a) for purposes of making payments 
under that subsection. 
‘‘(v) STATE OPTION TO REQUIRE AC-
CEPTANCE
OF
SUBSIDY.—A State may 
condition the provision of child health as-
sistance under the State child health plan 
for a targeted low-income child on the re-
ceipt of a premium assistance subsidy for 
enrollment in qualified employer sponsored 
coverage if the State determines the provi-
sion of such a subsidy to be more cost-ef-
fective in accordance with subparagraph 
(B)(ii). 
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‘‘(vi) NOT
TREATED
AS
INCOME.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a premium assistance subsidy pro-
vided in accordance with this paragraph 
shall not be treated as income to the child 
or the parent of the child for whom such 
subsidy is provided. 
‘‘(D) NO REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE SUP-
PLEMENTAL COVERAGE FOR BENEFITS AND AD-
DITIONAL
COST-SHARING
PROTECTION
PRO-
VIDED
UNDER
THE
STATE
CHILD
HEALTH 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A State that 
elects the option to provide a premium as-
sistance subsidy under this paragraph shall 
not be required to provide a targeted low- 
income child enrolled in qualified employer 
sponsored coverage with supplemental cov-
erage for items or services that are not 
covered, or are only partially covered, 
under the qualified employer sponsored 
coverage or cost-sharing protection other 
than the protection required under section 
2103(e)(3)(B). 
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‘‘(ii) NOTICE
OF
COST-SHARING
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—A State shall provide a tar-
geted low-income child or the parent of 
such a child (as appropriate) who is pro-
vided with a premium assistance subsidy in 
accordance with this paragraph with notice 
of the cost-sharing requirements and limi-
tations imposed under the qualified em-
ployer sponsored coverage in which the 
child is enrolled upon the enrollment of the 
child in such coverage and annually there-
after. 
‘‘(iii) RECORD
KEEPING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A State may require a parent of 
a targeted low-income child that is enrolled 
in qualified employer-sponsored coverage to 
bear the responsibility for keeping track of 
out-of-pocket expenditures incurred for 
cost-sharing imposed under such coverage 
and to notify the State when the limit on 
such expenditures imposed under section 
2103(e)(3)(B) has been reached for a year 
from the effective date of enrollment for 
such year. 
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‘‘(iv) STATE OPTION FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT.—A State may retroactively reim-
burse a parent of a targeted low-income 
child for out-of-pocket expenditures in-
curred after reaching the 5 percent cost- 
sharing limitation imposed under section 
2103(e)(3)(B) for a year. 
‘‘(E) 6-MONTH
WAITING
PERIOD
RE-
QUIRED.—A State shall impose at least a 6- 
month waiting period from the time an indi-
vidual is enrolled in private health insurance 
prior to the provision of a premium assistance 
subsidy for a targeted low-income child in ac-
cordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(F) NON APPLICATION OF WAITING PE-
RIOD FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE MED-
ICAID
PLAN
OR
THE
STATE
CHILD
HEALTH 
PLAN.—A targeted low-income child provided a 
premium assistance subsidy in accordance with 
this paragraph who loses eligibility for such 
subsidy shall not be treated as having been en-
rolled in private health insurance coverage for 
purposes of applying any waiting period im-
posed under the State child health plan or the 
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State plan under title XIX for the enrollment of 
the child under such plan. 
‘‘(G) ASSURANCE
OF
SPECIAL
ENROLL-
MENT PERIOD UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS 
IN CASE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PREMIUM SUB-
SIDY ASSISTANCE.—No payment shall be made 
under subsection (a) for amounts expended for 
the provision of premium assistance subsidies 
under this paragraph unless a State provides 
assurances to the Secretary that the State has 
in effect laws requiring a group health plan, a 
health insurance issuer offering group health 
insurance coverage in connection with a group 
health plan, and a self-funded health plan, to 
permit an employee who is eligible, but not en-
rolled, for coverage under the terms of the plan 
(or a child of such an employee if the child is 
eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under 
such terms) to enroll for coverage under the 
terms of the plan if the employee’s child be-
comes eligible for a premium assistance subsidy 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(H) NO
EFFECT
ON
PREVIOUSLY
AP-
PROVED
PREMIUM
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
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(b) APPLICATION TO MEDICAID.—Section 1906 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396e) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) The provisions of section 2105(c)(9) shall apply 
to a child who is eligible for medical assistance under the 
State plan in the same manner as such provisions apply 
to a targeted low-income child under a State child health 
plan under title XXI. Section 1902(a)(34) shall not apply 
to a child who is provided a premium assistance subsidy 
under the State plan in accordance with the preceding sen-
tence.’’. 
SEC. 9. TREATMENT OF UNBORN CHILDREN. 
(a) CODIFICATION
OF CURRENT REGULATIONS.— 
Section 2110(c)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397jj(c)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘, and includes, at the option 
of a State, an unborn child. For purposes of the previous 
sentence, the term ‘unborn child’ means a member of the 
species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who 
is carried in the womb.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATIONS
REGARDING
COVERAGE
OF 
MOTHERS.—Section 2103 (42 U.S.C. 1397cc) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING AUTHORITY TO 
PROVIDE
POSTPARTUM
SERVICES
AND
MATERNAL 
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HEALTH CARE.—Any State that provides child health as-
sistance to an unborn child under the option described in 
section 2110(c)(1) may— 
‘‘(1) continue to provide such assistance to the 
mother, as well as postpartum services, through the 
end of the month in which the 60-day period (begin-
ning on the last day of pregnancy) ends; and 
‘‘(2) in the interest of the child to be born, have 
flexibility in defining and providing services to ben-
efit either the mother or unborn child consistent 
with the health of both.’’. 
SEC. 10. 50 PERCENT MATCHING RATE FOR ALL MEDICAID 
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. 
Section 1903(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3)(E) as para-
graph (2) and re-locating and indenting it appro-
priately; 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by re-
designating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), and indenting them appropriately; 
(4) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); 
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘which are at-
tributable to the offering, arranging, and fur-
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nishing’’ and inserting ‘‘which are for the medical 
assistance costs of furnishing’’; 
(6) by striking paragraph (6); 
(7) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘subject to 
section 1919(g)(3)(B),’’; and 
(8) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 11. REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS FOR MEDICAID ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE COSTS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION 
OF SUCH PAYMENTS UNDER TANF. 
Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(7), by striking ‘‘section 
1919(g)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(D) by inserting ‘‘, sub-
ject to subsection (g)(3)(C) of such section’’ after 
‘‘as are attributable to State activities under section 
1919(g)’’; and 
(3) by adding after subsection (g) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(h) REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE COSTS TO PREVENT DUPLICATION OF PAYMENTS 
UNDER TITLE IV.—Beginning with the calendar quarter 
commencing October 1, 2007, the Secretary shall reduce 
the amount paid to each State under subsection (a)(7) for 
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each quarter by an amount equal to 1⁄4 of the annualized 
amount determined for the Medicaid program under sec-
tion 16(k)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2025(k)(2)(B)).’’. 
SEC. 12. MAINTAINING LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ALIENS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as changing 
the limitations imposed under title IV of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 on eligibility of aliens for medical or child health as-
sistance benefits. 
SEC. 13. MAINTAINING CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENTATION RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as changing 
the citizenship documentation requirements under the 
Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act, as originally provided under the amendments made 
by section 6036 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 and 
as subsequently amended. 
SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if en-
acted on October 1, 2007. 
(b) DELAY IF STATE LEGISLATION REQUIRED.—In 
the case of a State child health plan under title XXI of 
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the Social Security Act or a waiver of such plan under 
section 1115 of such Act which the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services determines requires State legislation 
(other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for 
the plan or waiver to meet the additional requirements im-
posed by the amendments made by this Act, the State 
child health plan or waiver shall not be regarded as failing 
to comply with the requirements of such title XXI solely 
on the basis of its failure to meet such additional require-
ments before the first day of the first calendar quarter 
beginning after the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, 
in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, 
each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate 
regular session of the State legislature. 
(c) CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE
FOR SCHIP 
FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, if funds are appropriated under any 
law (other than this Act) to provide allotments to States 
under title XXI of the Social Security Act for all (or any 
portion) of fiscal year 2008— 
(1) any amounts that are so appropriated that 
are not so allotted and obligated before the date of 
the enactment of this Act are rescinded; and 
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(2) any amount provided for such title XXI al-
lotments to a State under this Act (and the amend-
ments made by this Act) for such fiscal year shall 
be reduced by the amount of such appropriations so 
allotted and obligated before such date. 
Æ 
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