(1) the group health plan involved shall provide
for notice of the type described in paragraph (1);
and
(2) the 60-day enrollment period shall be
deemed to begin again as of the first date premium
assistance becomes available with respect to the indi-
vidual under this Act. In the case of such individ-
uals.
(h) WAIVER OF BREAK-IN-COVERAGE PROVISIONS.—
For purposes of applying section 701(c)(2) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section
2701(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act, and section
9801(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any ref-
erence to a ‘‘63-day period’’ is deemed to be extended to
include such additional periods as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate in order to ensure access to health care
benefits through guaranteed issue and without the appli-
cation of underwriting for individuals qualifying for pre-
mium assistance under this Act.
(i) REPORTS.—On the date that is 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to
Congress regarding the premium assistance program es-
tablished under this section that includes the following:
(1) The status of the implementation of the
program.
(2) The number of eligible individuals provided
assistance under the program as of the date of the
report.
(3) The average dollar amount (monthly and
annually) of the premium assistance provided under
the program.
(4) The total amount of expenditures incurred
(with administrative expenditures noted separately)
under the program as of the date of the report.
(j) APPROPRIATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as are necessary for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
(2) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—This section con-
stitutes budget authority in advance of appropria-
tions Acts and represents the obligation of the Fed-
eral Government to provide for the payment of pre-
mium assistance under this section.
SEC. 202. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY MED-
ICAID COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN UNINSURED
INDIVIDUALS.
(a) STATE OPTION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, a State may elect to provide under its med-
icaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act
medical assistance in the case of an individual who is—
(1) an eligible individual as defined in section
204(3);
(2) not eligible for COBRA continuation cov-
erage;
(3) otherwise uninsured; and
(4) whose assets, resources, and earned or un-
earned income (or both) do not exceed such limita-
tions (if any) as the State may establish.
(b) LIMITATION OF PERIOD OF COVERAGE.—Medical
assistance provided in accordance with this section shall
end with respect to an individual on the earlier of—
(1) the date the individual is no longer unin-
sured; or
(2) subject to subsection (c)(4), 18 months
after the date the individual first receives such as-
sistance.
(c) SPECIAL RULES.—In the case of medical assist-
ance provided under this section—
(1) the Federal medical assistance percentage
under section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396d(b)) shall be the enhanced FMAP (as
defined in section 2105(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397ee(b)));
(2) a State may elect to apply or disregard any
income, asset, or resource limitation permitted under
the State medicaid plan or under title XIX of such
Act;
(3) the provisions of section 1916(g) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) shall apply to
the provision of such assistance in the same manner
as the provisions of such section apply with respect
to individuals provided medical assistance only under
subclause 
(XV) 
or 
(XVI) 
of 
section
1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) 
of 
such 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii));
(4) a State may elect to provide such assistance
in accordance with section 1902(a)(34) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(34)) and any as-
sistance provided with respect to a month described
in that section shall not be included in the deter-
mination of the 18-month period under subsection
(b)(2);
(5) a State may elect to make eligible for such
medical assistance a dependent spouse or children of
an individual eligible for medical assistance under
subsection (a), if such spouse or children are unin-
sured;
(6) individuals eligible for medical assistance
under this section shall be deemed to be described
in the list of individuals described in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1) of section 1905(a) of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 1396d(a));
(7) a State may elect to provide such medical
assistance without regard to any limitation under
sections 401(a), 402(b), 403, and 421 of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(a), 1612(b),
1613, and 1631) and no debt shall accrue under an
affidavit of support against any sponsor of an indi-
vidual who is an alien who is provided such assist-
ance, and the cost of such assistance shall not be
considered as an unreimbursed cost; and
(8) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall not count, for purposes of section 1108(f)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(f)), such
amount of payments under this section as bears a
reasonable relationship to the average national pro-
portion of payments made under this section for the
50 States and the District of Columbia to the pay-
ments otherwise made under title XIX for such
States and District.
SEC. 203. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY COV-
ERAGE UNDER MEDICAID FOR THE UNSUB-
SIDIZED PORTION OF COBRA CONTINUATION
PREMIUMS.
(a) STATE OPTION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, a State may elect to provide under its med-
icaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act
medical assistance in the form of payment for the portion
of the premium for COBRA continuation coverage for
which an eligible individual does not receive a subsidy
under the premium assistance program established under
section 201 in the case of an eligible individual—
(1) who is also eligible for, and has elected cov-
erage under, COBRA continuation coverage;
(2) who is receiving premium assistance under
the program established under section 201; and
(3) whose family income does not exceed 200
percent of the poverty line.
(b) LIMITATION OF PERIOD OF COVERAGE.—Medical
assistance provided in accordance with this section shall
end with respect to an individual on the earlier of—
(1) the date the eligible individual is no longer
covered under COBRA continuation coverage; or
(2) 12 months after the date the eligible indi-
vidual first receives such assistance under this sec-
tion.
(c) SPECIAL RULES.—In the case of medical assist-
ance provided under this section—
(1) such assistance may be provided without re-
gard to—
(A) whether the State otherwise has elect-
ed to make medical assistance available for
COBRA 
premiums 
under 
section
1902(a)(10)(F) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(F)); or
(B) the conditions otherwise imposed for
the provision of medical assistance for such
COBRA premiums under clause (XII) of the
matter following section 1902(a)(10)(G) of the
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C.
1396a(a)(10)(G)), 
or 
paragraphs 
(1)(B),
(1)(C), (1)(D), and (4) of section 1902(u) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(u)); and
(2) paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (7), and (8)
of subsection (c) of section 202 apply to such assist-
ance in the same manner as such paragraphs apply
to the provision of medical assistance under that sec-
tion.
SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘adminis-
trator’’ has the meaning given that term in section
3(16)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(16)(A)).
(2) COBRA CONTINUATION COVERAGE.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘COBRA
continuation coverage’’ means coverage under a
group health plan provided by an employer pur-
suant to title XXII of the Public Health Service
Act, section 4980B of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, part 6 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, or section 8905a of title 5, United
States Code.
(B) APPLICATION IN STATES REQUIRING
COVERAGE.—Such term includes continuation
coverage provided in a State that has enacted
a law that requires such continuation coverage
even though the continuation coverage would
not otherwise be required under the provisions
of law referred to in subparagraph (A).
(3) ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘‘eligible individual’’ means an
eligible employee as defined in section 101.
(4) FEDERAL
PUBLIC
BENEFIT.—The term
‘‘Federal public benefit’’ has the meaning given that
term in section 401(c) of the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8
U.S.C. 1611(c)).
(5) GROUP HEALTH PLAN.—The term ‘‘group
health plan’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 2791(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300gg–91(a)), section 607(1) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1167(1)), and section 4980B(g)(2) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986.
(6) HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.—The term
‘‘health insurance coverage’’ has the meaning given
that term in section 2791(b)(1) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(1)).
(7) MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN.—The term ‘‘multi-
employer plan’’ has the meaning given that term in
section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(37)).
(8) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’
has the meaning given that term in section
2110(c)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397jj(c)(5)).
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term for purposes of title XIX of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
(10) STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFIT.—The
term ‘‘State or local public benefit’’ has the meaning
given that term in section 411(c) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1621(c)).
(11) UNINSURED.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘uninsured’’
means, with respect to an individual, that the
individual is not covered under—
(i) a group health plan;
(ii) health insurance coverage; or
(iii) a program under title XVIII,
XIX, or XXI of the Social Security Act
(other than under such title XIX pursuant
to section 202).
(B) EXCLUSION.—Such coverage under
clause (i) or (ii) shall not include coverage con-
sisting solely of coverage of excepted benefits
(as defined in section 2791(c) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(c)).
TITLE III—OTHER BENEFITS
SEC. 301. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TEUCA FOR QUALI-
FYING INDIVIDUALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Job Creation and
Worker Assistance Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–147; 116
Stat. 21, 26) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 210. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TEUCA FOR QUALI-
FYING INDIVIDUALS.
‘‘(a) QUALIFYING INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘qualifying individual’
means an individual who is or was eligible for unemploy-
ment benefits and who is an eligible employee, as defined
in section 101 of the Airline Worker Relief Act.
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY EXTENSION, ETC.—For purposes
of determining eligibility for and the amount of any tem-
porary extended unemployment compensation which might
be payable to a qualifying individual, this title shall be
applied as if—
‘‘(1) the provisions of the bill, H.R. 5491
(107th Congress), as introduced, had been enacted
into law on the date of enactment of the Airline
Worker Relief Act; and
‘‘(2) the provisions referred to in paragraph (1)
applied only with respect to qualifying individuals.
‘‘(c) PUBLICATION REQUIREMENT.—In publishing
the Airline Worker Relief Act in slip form and in the
United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112
of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United
States shall include after the date of approval at the end,
as part of an appendix, the text of the bill referred to in
subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Labor may
prescribe any operating instructions or regulations nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of such Act is amended by adding after the item relating
to section 209 the following:
‘‘210. Temporary extension of TEUCA for qualifying individuals.’’.
SEC. 302. PREFERENCE FOR DISPLACED AIRLINE WORK-
ERS 
IN 
HIRING 
OF 
AIRPORT 
SECURITY
SCREENING PERSONNEL.
Section 44935(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by striking the paragraph heading and in-
serting ‘‘PREFERENCES.—’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The
Under Secretary also shall provide a preference for
the hiring of an individual as a security screener if
the individual is an eligible employee as defined in
section 101 of the Airline Worker Relief Act.’’.
viding employment to eligible employees through em-
ployment service delivery systems, outreach pro-
grams, and other methods in the preceding fiscal
year.
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the
amount of awards under paragraph (1), the Under
Secretary shall provide greater amounts to those
Federal Security Managers that the Under Secretary
determines furnished, in the preceding fiscal year,
the highest quality employment services based on
measures of performance.
(d) USE OF AWARDS.—The Under Secretary may
make an incentive award to a Federal Security Manager
under this section for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(1) To provide bonuses to supplement the an-
nual rate of basic pay of the Federal Security Man-
ager.
(2) For outreach efforts of the Federal Security
Manager in hiring eligible employees.
(3) For other activities carried out by the Fed-
eral Security Manager, consistent with security goals
and guidelines established by the Under Secretary.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$50,000,000.
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