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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5233
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to encourage the use of
web-based enrollment systems in the State children’s health insurance
program (SCHIP).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2002
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. HORN, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. GEORGE
MILLER of California, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. MATSUI, Mrs.
TAUSCHER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, Ms. LEE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr.
BECERRA, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. FARR of California,
Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. GREEN of Texas) 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 encourage
the use of web-based enrollment systems in the State
children’s health insurance program (SCHIP).
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 ‘‘SCHIP Web-Based
Enrollment Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING USE OF WEB-BASED ENROLLMENTS
SYSTEMS UNDER SCHIP.
(a) ALLOWING USE
OF RETAINED ALLOTMENTS
WITHOUT PERCENTAGE LIMITS.—Section 2104(g)(2)(C)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(g)(2)(C))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘UP TO 10 PERCENT’’ in the
heading; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘and may use any of such amount for fis-
cal year 1998 and any subsequent fiscal year for ex-
penditures in developing and implementing a system
of enrollment that is based on applying for benefits
through an Internet web site’’.
(b) ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMEN-
TATION.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall make available upon request to States (as defined
for purposes of title XXI of the Social Security Act) infor-
mation and technical assistance on the development and
implementation of a web-based enrollment system under
the State children’s health insurance program under such
title, including (in cooperation with the State of California
and appropriate agencies in that State) information on the
web-based system (www.healtheapp.org) being imple-
mented in that State.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning with
fiscal year 2002.
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human shall provide for grants to States (as defined for
purposes of title XXI of the Social Security Act) to enable
the States to develop and implement web-based enrollment
systems under their State child health plans under that
title. Such a system may also be applied for enrollment
of children and families under the medicaid program
under title XIX of such Act.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Grants under this
section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as
the Secretary may specify and shall only be made based
upon an application that is made to, and approved by, the
Secretary.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this
section $50,000,000 for the 5-fiscal-year period beginning
with fiscal year 2003. Amounts appropriated under this
subsection shall remain available until expended. Funds
so appropriated are in addition to funds made available
under title XXI of the Social Security Act.
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