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Union Calendar No. 507 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8084 
[Report No. 118–609] 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to verify 
certain eligibility criteria for individuals enrolled for medical assistance 
quarterly, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2024 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
JULY 23, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 19, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 
States to verify certain eligibility criteria for individuals 
enrolled for medical assistance quarterly, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Leveraging Integrity 
and Verification of Eligibility for Beneficiaries Act’’ or the 
‘‘LIVE Beneficiaries Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VERIFICATION OF CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 
FOR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED FOR MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE. 
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (86), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (87)(D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (87)(D) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(88) provide that the State shall comply with 
the eligibility verification requirements under sub-
section (uu), except that this paragraph shall apply 
only in the case of the 50 States and the District of 
Columbia.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(uu) VERIFICATION OF CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRI-
TERIA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(88), the eligibility verification requirements, be-
ginning January 1, 2026, are as follows: 
‘‘(A) QUARTERLY
SCREENING
TO
VERIFY 
ENROLLEE
STATUS.—The State shall, not less 
frequently than quarterly, review the Death Mas-
ter File (as such term is defined in section 
203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013) to 
determine whether any individuals enrolled for 
medical assistance under the State plan (or 
waiver of such plan) are deceased. 
‘‘(B) 
DISENROLLMENT
UNDER
STATE 
PLAN.—If the State determines, based on infor-
mation obtained from the Death Master File, 
that an individual enrolled for medical assist-
ance under the State plan (or waiver of such 
plan) is deceased, the State shall— 
‘‘(i) treat such information as factual 
information confirming the death of a bene-
ficiary for purposes of section 431.213(a) of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
any successor regulation); 
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Union Calendar No. 507 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8084 
[Report No. 118–609] 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
require States to verify certain eligibility criteria 
for individuals enrolled for medical assistance 
quarterly, and for other purposes. 
JULY 23, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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