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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3162 
[Report No. 110–284, Part I] 
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend 
and improve the children’s health insurance program, to improve bene-
ficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2007 
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. STARK, and Mr. PALLONE) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 31), 2007 
Additional sponsors: Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. WYNN, 
Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. DEGETTE, 
and Mr. ALLEN 
AUGUST 1 (legislative day, JULY 31), 2007 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 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 July 24, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security 
Act to extend and improve the children’s health insur-
ance program, to improve beneficiary protections under 
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the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM 
Sec. 100. Purpose. 
Subtitle A—Funding 
Sec. 101. Establishment of new base CHIP allotments. 
Sec. 102. 2-year initial availability of CHIP allotments. 
Sec. 103. Redistribution of unused allotments to address State funding shortfalls. 
Sec. 104. Extension of option for qualifying States. 
Subtitle B—Improving Enrollment and Retention of Eligible Children 
Sec. 111. CHIP performance bonus payment to offset additional enrollment costs 
resulting from enrollment and retention efforts. 
Sec. 112. State option to rely on findings from an express lane agency to conduct 
simplified eligibility determinations. 
Sec. 113. Application of medicaid outreach procedures to all children and preg-
nant women. 
Sec. 114. Encouraging culturally appropriate enrollment and retention practices. 
Subtitle C—Coverage 
Sec. 121. Ensuring child-centered coverage. 
Sec. 122. Improving benchmark coverage options. 
Sec. 123. Premium grace period. 
Subtitle D—Populations 
Sec. 131. Optional coverage of older children under Medicaid and CHIP. 
Sec. 132. Optional coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid program and 
CHIP. 
Sec. 133. State option to expand or add coverage of certain pregnant women 
under CHIP. 
Sec. 134. Limitation on waiver authority to cover adults. 
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