I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1487 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to make available additional 
amounts to address funding shortfalls in the State Children’s Health 
Insurance Program for fiscal year 2007. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2007 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to make 
available additional amounts to address funding short-
falls in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program 
for fiscal year 2007. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TO ADDRESS SCHIP 
FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2007. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(h) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(h)), as added by section 
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201(a) of the National Institutes of Health Reform Act 
of 2006, is amended— 
(1) in the heading for paragraph (2), by strik-
ing ‘‘REMAINDER
OF
REDUCTION’’ and inserting 
‘‘PART’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; 
(3) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (6) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) 
of this paragraph), by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(3), and (4)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘and (3) in accordance with paragraph (5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(3), and (4) in accordance with para-
graph (6)’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULES FOR ADDITIONAL REDIS-
TRIBUTION OF AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS 
FISCAL YEAR 2007 FUNDING SHORTFALLS.—With re-
spect to months beginning during fiscal year 2007 
after April 30, 2007, the Secretary shall apply this 
subsection in accordance with the following rules: 
‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL
REDISTRIBUTION
OF 
CERTAIN UNEXPENDED 2005 ALLOTMENTS.— 
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‘‘(i) 
Paragraphs 
(2)(A), 
(2)(B), 
(3)(A), and (3)(B) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘April 30’ for ‘March 31’ each 
place it appears. 
‘‘(ii) Paragraph (3)(C) shall be ap-
plied— 
‘‘(I) by substituting ‘the amount 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) 
shall not be available for expenditure 
by the State on or after May 1, 2007’ 
for ‘the applicable amount described 
in clause (ii) shall not be available for 
expenditure by the State on or after 
April 1, 2007’; and 
‘‘(II) without regard to clause 
(ii). 
‘‘(iii) Paragraph (2)(B)(ii) shall be 
applied by substituting ‘paragraph (1) and 
this paragraph (for months beginning dur-
ing fiscal year 2007 after March 31, 
2007)’ for ‘paragraph (1)’. 
‘‘(iv) The heading for paragraph (3) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘7 MONTHS’ 
for ‘HALF’. 
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‘‘(v) Without regard to that portion of 
paragraph (6)(A) that begins with ‘, but in 
no case’ and ends with ‘March 31, 2007’. 
‘‘(B) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN UNEX-
PENDED
2006
ALLOTMENTS.—After applying 
this subsection in accordance with subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall further apply 
this subsection in accordance with the following 
rules: 
‘‘(i) Paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘fiscal year 2006’ for 
‘fiscal year 2005’. 
‘‘(ii) Paragraph (3)(B) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘fiscal year 2008’ for 
‘fiscal year 2007’. 
‘‘(iii) Paragraph (3)(C)(i) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘May 1’ for ‘April 1’. 
‘‘(iv) Paragraph (3)(C) shall be ap-
plied by substituting the following clause 
for clause (ii) of such paragraph: 
‘‘ ‘(ii) 
APPLICABLE
AMOUNT.—For 
purposes of clause (i), the applicable 
amount described in this clause is— 
‘‘ ‘(I) the amount by which (aa) 
the amount described in subparagraph 
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(A)(ii)(I), exceeds (bb) the total of the 
amounts the Secretary determines will 
eliminate the estimated shortfalls for 
all States described in paragraph 
(2)(B) (after the application of sub-
paragraph (A)) for the fiscal year; 
multiplied by 
‘‘ ‘(II) the ratio of the amount 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) 
with respect to the State to the total 
the amounts described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii)(I) for all States.’ ’’. 
‘‘(v) Paragraph (6)(B) shall be ap-
plied— 
‘‘(I) by substituting ‘2005
OR 
2006’ for ‘2005’; and 
‘‘(II) by substituting ‘fiscal year 
2005 under subsection (b) that re-
main unexpended through the end of 
fiscal year 2007 or fiscal year 2006 
under such subsection that remain un-
expended through the end of fiscal 
year 2008’ for ‘fiscal year 2005 under 
subsection (b) that remain unex-
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pended through the end of fiscal year 
2007’. 
‘‘(vi) Without regard to— 
‘‘(I) that portion of paragraph 
(6)(A) that begins with ‘, but in no 
case’ and ends with ‘March 31, 2007’; 
and 
‘‘(II) paragraph (6)(C)(i).’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 2104(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397dd(h)) (as so added) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (5)(B)’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (5)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(6)(B)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(5)(B)’’. 
Æ 
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