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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 910
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act and title XIX
of such Act to discourage persons from moving to a State to obtain
greater amounts of aid to families with dependent children or additional
medical assistance under State medicaid plans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 16, 1993
Mr. PAXON introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
and title XIX of such Act to discourage persons from
moving to a State to obtain greater amounts of aid
to families with dependent children or additional medical
assistance under State medicaid plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AFDC BENEFITS PAYABLE TO
FAMILIES MOVING INTERSTATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(44)(B);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (45) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(46) provide that the amount of aid to be pro-
vided under the State plan to a family which has re-
ceived aid under another State’s plan under this
part during the preceding 1-year period must not ex-
ceed the amount of aid such other State would have
provided the family under such other plan if the
family were residing in such other State.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the sec-
ond calendar quarter that begins after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under
part A title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar
quarters beginning on or after such first day, without re-
gard to whether regulations to implement such amend-
ments have been promulgated by such date.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR MEDI-
CALLY NEEDY INDIVIDUALS MOVING INTER-
STATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1902(a)(10) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)) is amended, in the
matter following subparagraph (F)—
(1) by striking ‘‘; and (XI)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
(XI)’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘, and (XI)’’ and inserting ‘‘,
(XII)’’; and
(3) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
the following: ‘‘, and (XIII) the medical assistance
made available to an individual described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) who has received medical assist-
ance under another State’s plan for medical assist-
ance under this title during the preceding 1-year pe-
riod may not include any items or services that
would not have been made available to the individual
under the other State’s plan if the individual was en-
rolled under the other State’s plan’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the sec-
ond calendar quarter that begins after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, without regard to whether regulations
to implement such amendments have been promulgated by
such date.
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or the application thereof
is held invalid, the remainder of this Act shall not be af-
fected by the invalidation.
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