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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 324 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal 
matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for mental 
and behavioral health services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2017 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico) intro-
duced 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 provide 
a higher Federal matching rate for increased expendi-
tures under Medicaid for mental and behavioral health 
services, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicaid Bump Act 
of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. HIGHER FMAP FOR INCREASED EXPENDITURES 
UNDER MEDICAID FOR MENTAL AND BEHAV-
IORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1903(a)(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘an amount equal’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) an amount equal’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘and 
‘‘(B) an amount equal to 90 percent of the 
amounts by which— 
‘‘(i) the sum of the amounts expended 
which are attributable to the offering, arrang-
ing, and furnishing (directly or on a contract 
basis) under the State plan of mental and be-
havioral health services (including those related 
to substance use) for such quarter, exceeds 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the amounts expended 
which are attributable to the offering, arrang-
ing, and furnishing (directly or on a contract 
basis) under the State plan of such services for 
the corresponding quarter in the four-quarter 
period ending on March 31, 2017, plus’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to calendar quarters 
beginning on or after January 1, 2018. 
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SEC. 3. MACPAC REPORT REGARDING MENTAL AND BEHAV-
IORAL HEALTH SERVICES. 
Section 1900(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396(b)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) ANNUAL REPORTS REGARDING MEN-
TAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For each year (be-
ginning with 2018), MACPAC shall submit 
to Congress a report on mental and behav-
ioral health services under this title in each 
State selected under clause (iii) for such 
year. Such report shall include information 
on the following under this title for each 
such State: 
‘‘(I) Payment rates for such serv-
ices. 
‘‘(II) The rationale for deriving 
such payment rates. 
‘‘(III) Utilization of such serv-
ices. 
‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY OF DHHS INFOR-
MATION.—The Secretary shall periodically 
provide to MACPAC such information on 
mental and behavioral health services fur-
nished to individuals receiving benefits 
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