I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2959 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow for parent mentors 
to be eligible to receive outreach and enrollment grants under the Chil-
dren’s Health Insurance Program under such title, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2017 
Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico 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 allow 
for parent mentors to be eligible to receive outreach 
and enrollment grants under the Children’s Health In-
surance Program under such title, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Child Health Outreach 
and Mentorship Program Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT GRANTS UNDER 
CHIP. 
(a) EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Section 2113(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(2) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 2113(g) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$140,000,000 for the period 
of fiscal years 2009 through 2015 and $40,000,000 
for the period of fiscal years 2016 and 2017’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘$40,000,000 for the period 
of fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and $20,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 
(b) MAKING PARENT MENTORS ELIGIBLE TO RE-
CEIVE GRANTS.—Section 2113(f) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397mm(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) Parent mentors.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) PARENT
MENTOR.—The term ‘parent 
mentor’ means an individual who— 
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‘‘(A) is a parent or guardian of at least 
one child who is an eligible child under this title 
or title XIX; and 
‘‘(B) is trained to assist families with chil-
dren who have no health insurance coverage 
with respect to improving the social deter-
minants of the health of such children, includ-
ing by providing— 
‘‘(i) education about health insurance 
coverage, including, with respect to obtain-
ing such coverage, eligibility criteria and 
application and renewal processes; 
‘‘(ii) assistance with completing and 
submitting applications for health insur-
ance coverage; 
‘‘(iii) a liaison between families and 
representatives of State plans under title 
XIX or State child health plans under this 
title; 
‘‘(iv) guidance on identifying medical 
and dental homes and community phar-
macies for children; and 
‘‘(v) assistance and referrals to suc-
cessfully address social determinants of 
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children’s health, including poverty, food 
insufficiency, and housing.’’. 
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