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ties that benefit persons of low and moderate income 
shall not apply. 
SEC. 306. RURAL HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM. 
In carrying out the Rural Housing and Economic De-
velopment program of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall waive, with respect to any assistance 
provided during fiscal year 2005 or 2006 under such pro-
gram for any activities carried out within any affected 
area— 
(1) any limitation on the income of persons as-
sisted under such program; and 
(2) any requirement on the part of a grantee to 
provide matching amounts or to make contributions 
to activities assisted with amounts provided under 
such program. 
SEC. 307. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of the preceding six sections, the term 
‘‘affected area’’ means any area— 
(1) for which the President has declared a 
major disaster pursuant to title IV of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act as a result of Hurricane Katrina; or
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(2) that is determined to be eligible for disaster 
relief under other Federal law by reason of damage 
related to Hurricane Katrina. 
Subtitle B—TANF Relief 
SEC. 311. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR TANF BENE-
FITS PROVIDED TO ASSIST FAMILIES FROM 
OTHER STATES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE 
KATRINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the TANF Emer-
gency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES FOR TANF BENEFITS 
PROVIDED 
TO 
ASSIST 
FAMILIES 
FROM 
OTHER STATES AFFECTED BY HURRICANE 
KATRINA. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS FROM THE CON-
TINGENCY FUND.— 
‘‘(1) PERIOD
OF
APPLICABILITY.—Beginning 
with August 29, 2005, and ending with September 
30, 2006, a State described in paragraph (2) or (3) 
shall be considered a needy State for purposes of 
section 403(b) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(2) DIRECT
IMPACT
STATE.—A State de-
scribed in this paragraph is Louisiana.
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‘‘(3) OTHER STATES.—A State is described in 
this paragraph if the State provides any benefit or 
service that may be provided under the State pro-
gram funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act to a family which— 
‘‘(A) has resided in a direct impact State; 
and 
‘‘(B) has travelled (not necessarily directly) 
to the State from such direct impact State as 
a result of the hurricane. 
‘‘(b) MONTHLY PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
403(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act, the total 
amount paid during a month to a State described 
in— 
‘‘(A) subsection (a)(2), shall not exceed 1⁄4 
of 20 percent of the State family assistance 
grant; and 
‘‘(B) subsection (a)(3), shall not exceed the 
lesser of— 
‘‘(i) total amount of benefits or serv-
ices provided under the State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the So-
cial Security Act to families described in 
subsection (a)(3); or
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‘‘(ii) 1⁄4 of 20 percent of the State 
family assistance grant. 
‘‘(c) NO STATE MATCH OR MAINTENANCE OF EF-
FORT REQUIRED.—Sections 403(b)(6) and 409(a)(10) of 
the Social Security Act shall not apply with respect to a 
payment made to a State by reason of this section. 
‘‘(d) INCREASE IN FUNDING TO THE EXTENT NEC-
ESSARY.—During the period described in subsection 
(a)(1), section 403(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 603(b)(2)) shall be applied without regard to the 
limitation on the total amount specified in that section.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if in-
cluded in the enactment of the TANF Emergency Re-
sponse and Recovery Act of 2005. 
SEC. 312. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL TANF 
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR HURRICANE-DAM-
AGED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the TANF Emer-
gency Response and Recovery Act of 2005 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘20 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(at any time during or
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after the period described in section 3(a)(1))’’ after 
‘‘may not be imposed’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if in-
cluded in the enactment of the TANF Emergency Re-
sponse and Recovery Act of 2005. 
SEC. 313. WORK REQUIREMENTS AND TIME LIMITS UNDER 
TANF PROGRAM NOT TRIGGERED BY RE-
CEIPT OF TEMPORARY TANF BENEFITS BY 
FAMILIES 
AFFECTED 
BY 
HURRICANE 
KATRINA. 
Benefits provided on a short-term, nonrecurring basis 
under a State program funded under part A of title IV 
of the Social Security Act, during the period that begins 
with the date of the enactment of this Act and ends with 
the end of fiscal year 2006, to meet a subsistence need 
of a family resulting from Hurricane Katrina shall not be 
considered assistance for purposes of sections 407 and 
408(a)(7) of the Social Security Act. 
SEC. 314. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
Each amount provided in this title is designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. 
Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress).
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Subtitle C—Medicaid, Medicare, 
and Other Health Disaster Relief 
SEC. 321. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) DIRECT IMPACT PARISH.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘direct im-
pact parish’’ means a parish in the State of 
Louisiana for which a major disaster has been 
declared in accordance with section 401 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) as a re-
sult of Hurricane Katrina and which the Presi-
dent has determined, before September 14, 
2005, warrants individual and public assistance 
from the Federal Government under such Act. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—Such term does not in-
clude a parish in the State of Louisiana which 
the President has determined warrants only 
public assistance from the Federal Government 
under such Act as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina. 
(C) AUTHORITY
TO
RELY
ON
WEBSITE 
POSTED
DESIGNATIONS.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Health and Human Services shall post on the 
Internet website for the Centers for Medicare &
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Medicaid Services a list of parishes and coun-
ties identified as direct impact parishes in ac-
cordance with this paragraph. Any such parish 
that is posted on such website as a direct im-
pact parish shall be treated for purposes of sub-
paragraph (A) as described in such subpara-
graph. 
(2) DRM COVERAGE PERIOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘DRM cov-
erage period’’ means the period beginning on 
August 28, 2005, and, subject to subparagraph 
(B), ending on the date that is 5 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) PRESIDENTIAL
AUTHORITY TO EX-
TEND DRM COVERAGE PERIOD.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The President may 
extend the DRM coverage period for an 
additional 5 months. Any reference to the 
term ‘‘DRM coverage period’’ in this title 
shall include any extension under this 
clause. 
(ii) 
NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS
AND 
STATES.—The President shall notify the 
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Sen-
ate, the Speaker of the House of Rep-
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resentatives, the Minority Leader of the 
House of Representatives, the Chairs and 
Ranking Members of the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate and the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce and Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives, 
and the States at least 30 days prior to— 
(I) extending the DRM coverage 
period; or 
(II) if the President determines 
not to extend such period, the ending 
date described in subparagraph (A). 
(3) KATRINA SURVIVOR.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Katrina 
Survivor’’ means an individual who is described 
in subparagraph (B) or (C). 
(B) RESIDENTS AND EVACUEES OF DIRECT 
IMPACT PARISHES.—An individual who, on any 
day during the week preceding August 28, 
2005, had a primary residence in a direct im-
pact parish. 
(C) INDIVIDUALS
WHO
LOST
EMPLOY-
MENT.—An individual whose—
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(i) worksite, on any day during the 
week preceding August 28, 2005, was lo-
cated in a direct impact parish; and 
(ii) employment with an employer 
which conducted an active trade or busi-
ness on August 28, 2005, in a direct im-
pact parish and with respect to whom such 
trade or business is inoperable on any day 
after August 28, 2005, and before January 
1, 2006, as a result of damage sustained 
in connection with Hurricane Katrina, is 
terminated. 
(D) TREATMENT OF CURRENT MEDICAID 
BENEFICIARIES.—Nothing in this title shall be 
construed as preventing an individual who is 
otherwise entitled to medical assistance under 
title XIX of the Social Security Act from being 
treated as a Katrina Survivor under this title. 
(E) TREATMENT
OF
HOMELESS
PER-
SONS.—For purposes of this title, in the case of 
an individual who was homeless on any day 
during the week described in subparagraph (B), 
the individual’s ‘‘residence’’ shall be deemed to 
be the place of residence as otherwise deter-
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mined for such an individual under title XIX of 
the Social Security Act. 
(4) 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)). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given that term for purposes of title XIX of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C 1396 et seq.). 
SEC. 322. DISASTER RELIEF MEDICAID. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DISASTER RELIEF 
MEDICAID.—Notwithstanding any provision of title XIX 
of the Social Security Act, a State shall, as a condition 
of participation in the Medicaid program established 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.), provide medical assistance to DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivors (as defined in subsection (b)) under a 
State medicaid plan established under such title during 
the DRM coverage period in accordance with the following 
provisions of this section and without submitting an 
amendment to the State Medicaid plan. Such assistance 
shall be referred to as ‘‘DRM assistance’’.
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(b) 
DRM-ELIGIBLE
KATRINA
SURVIVOR
DE-
FINED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor’’ means a Katrina 
Survivor whose family income does not exceed the 
higher of— 
(A) 100 percent (200 percent, in the case 
of such a Survivor who is a pregnant woman, 
child, or a recipient of disability benefits under 
section 223 of the Social Security Act) of the 
poverty line; or 
(B) the income eligibility standard which 
would apply to the Survivor under the State 
Medicaid plan. 
(2) NO RESOURCES, RESIDENCY, OR CATEGOR-
ICAL
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Eligibility 
under paragraph (1) shall be determined without ap-
plication of any resources test, State residency, or 
categorical eligibility requirements. 
(3) INCOME DETERMINATION.— 
(A) LEAST
RESTRICTIVE
INCOME
METH-
ODOLOGIES.—The State shall use the least re-
strictive methodologies applied under the State 
medicaid plan under section 1902(r)(2) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(r)(2)) in
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determining income eligibility for Katrina Sur-
vivors under paragraph (1). 
(B) DISREGARD
OF
UI
COMPENSATION 
AND DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE.—In deter-
mining such income eligibility, the State shall 
disregard— 
(i) any amount received under a law 
of the United States or of a State which 
is in the nature of unemployment com-
pensation by a Katrina Survivor during the 
DRM coverage period, including unemploy-
ment assistance provided under section 
410 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Re-
lief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5177); and 
(ii) any assistance provided (in cash 
or in kind) to a Katrina Survivor from any 
public or private entity as a result of Hur-
ricane Katrina. 
(4) DEFINITION OF CHILD.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), a DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor 
shall be determined to be a ‘‘child’’ in accordance 
with the definition of ‘‘child’’ under the State Med-
icaid plan.
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(c) ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; NO CONTINU-
ATION OF DRM ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) STREAMLINED ELIGIBILITY PROCESS.—The 
State shall use the following streamlined procedures 
in processing applications and determining eligibility 
for DRM assistance for DRM-eligible Katrina Sur-
vivors: 
(A) A common 1-page application form de-
veloped by the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services in consultation with the National Asso-
ciation of State Medicaid Directors. Such form 
shall— 
(i) require an applicant to provide an 
expected address for the duration of the 
DRM coverage period and to agree to up-
date that information if it changes during 
such period; 
(ii) include notice regarding the pen-
alties for making a fraudulent application 
under subsection (h); 
(iii) require the applicant to assign to 
the State any rights of the applicant (or 
any other person who is a DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivor and on whose behalf the 
applicant has the legal authority to execute
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an assignment of such rights) under any 
group health plan or other third-party cov-
erage for health care; and 
(iv) require the applicant to list any 
health insurance coverage which the appli-
cant was enrolled in immediately prior to 
submitting such application. 
(B) Self-attestation by the applicant that 
the applicant— 
(i) is a DRM-eligible Katrina Sur-
vivor; and 
(ii) if applicable, requires home and 
community-based services provided under 
such DRM assistance in accordance with 
subsection (d)(3). 
(C) No requirement for documentation evi-
dencing the basis on which the applicant quali-
fies to be a DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor or, 
if applicable, requires home and community- 
based services. 
(D) Issuance of a DRM assistance eligi-
bility card to an applicant who completes such 
application, including the self-attestation re-
quired under subparagraph (B). Such card shall 
be valid as long as the DRM coverage period is
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in effect and shall be accompanied by notice of 
the termination date for the DRM coverage pe-
riod and, if applicable, notice that such termi-
nation date may be extended. If the President 
extends the DRM coverage period, the State 
shall notify DRM-eligible Katrina Survivors en-
rolled in DRM assistance of the new termi-
nation date for the DRM coverage period. 
(E) If an applicant completes the applica-
tion and presents it to a provider or facility 
participating in the State medicaid plan that is 
qualified to make presumptive eligibility deter-
minations under such plan (which at a min-
imum shall consist of facilities identified in sec-
tion 1902(a)(55) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(55)) and it appears to the pro-
vider that the applicant is a DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivor based on the information in 
the application, the applicant will be deemed to 
be a DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor eligible for 
DRM assistance in accordance with this section, 
subject to subsection (g). 
(F) Continuous eligibility, without the need 
for any redetermination of eligibility, for the 
duration of the DRM coverage period.
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(2) NO CONTINUATION OF DRM ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), no DRM assistance 
shall be provided after the end of the DRM cov-
erage period. 
(B) PRESUMPTIVE
ELIGIBILITY.—In the 
case of any DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor who 
is receiving DRM assistance from a State in ac-
cordance with this section and who, as of the 
end of the DRM coverage period, has an appli-
cation pending for medical assistance under the 
State medicaid plan for periods beginning after 
the end of such period, the State shall provide 
such Survivor with a period of presumptive eli-
gibility for medical assistance under the State 
Medicaid plan (not to exceed 60 days) until a 
determination with respect to the Survivor’s ap-
plication has been made. 
(C) PREGNANT WOMEN.—In the case of a 
DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor who is receiving 
DRM assistance from a State in accordance 
with this section and whose pregnancy ended 
during the 60-day period prior to the end of the 
DRM coverage period, or who is pregnant as of 
the end of such period, such Survivor shall con-
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tinue to be eligible for DRM assistance after 
the end of the DRM coverage period, including 
(but not limited to) for all pregnancy-related 
and postpartum medical assistance available 
under the State Medicaid plan, through the end 
of the month in which the 60-day period (begin-
ning on the last day of her pregnancy) ends. 
(3) TREATMENT OF KATRINA SURVIVORS PRO-
VIDED
ASSISTANCE
PRIOR
TO
DATE
OF
ENACT-
MENT.—Any Katrina Survivor who is provided med-
ical assistance under a State medicaid plan in ac-
cordance with guidance from the Secretary during 
the period that begins on August 28, 2005, and ends 
on the date of enactment of this Act shall be treated 
as a DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor, without the 
need to file an additional application, for purposes of 
eligibility for DRM assistance under this section. 
(d) SCOPE OF COVERAGE.— 
(1) CATEGORICALLY
NEEDY
BENEFITS.—The 
State shall treat a DRM-eligible Katrina Survivor as 
an individual eligible for medical assistance under 
the State plan under title XIX of the Social Security 
Act on the basis of section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)), 
with coverage for such assistance retroactive to
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items and services furnished on or after August 28, 
2005 (or in the case of applications for DRM assist-
ance submitted after January 1 2006, the first day 
of the 5th month preceding the date on which such 
application is submitted). 
(2) EXTENDED MENTAL HEALTH AND CARE CO-
ORDINATION
BENEFITS.—The State may provide, 
without regard to any restrictions on amount, dura-
tion, and scope, comparability, or restrictions other-
wise applicable under the State medicaid plan (other 
than restrictions applicable under such plan with re-
spect to services provided in an institution for men-
tal diseases), to DRM-eligible Katrina Survivors ex-
tended mental health and care coordination benefits 
which may include the following: 
(A) Screening, assessment, and diagnostic 
services (including specialized assessments for 
individuals with cognitive impairments). 
(B) Coverage for a full range of mental 
health medications at the dosages and fre-
quencies prescribed by health professionals for 
depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and 
other mental disorders.
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(C) Treatment of alcohol and substance 
abuse determined to result from circumstances 
related to Hurricane Katrina. 
(D) 
Psychotherapy, 
rehabilitation 
and 
other treatments administered by psychiatrists, 
psychologists, or social workers for conditions 
exacerbated by, or resulting from, Hurricane 
Katrina. 
(E) In-patient mental health care. 
(F) Family counseling for families where a 
member of the immediate family is a Katrina 
Survivor or first responder to Hurricane 
Katrina or includes an individual who has died 
as a result of Hurricane Katrina. 
(G) In connection with the provision of 
health and long-term care services, arranging 
for, (and when necessary, enrollment in waiver 
programs or other specialized programs), and 
coordination related to, primary and specialty 
medical care, which may include personal care 
services, durable medical equipment and sup-
plies, assistive technology, and transportation. 
(3) HOME
AND
COMMUNITY-BASED
SERV-
ICES.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State 
with a waiver to provide home and community- 
based services granted under section 1115 of 
the Social Security Act or under subsection (c) 
or (d) of section 1915 of such Act, the State 
may provide such services to DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivors who self-attest in accordance 
with subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii) that they require 
immediate home and community-based services 
that are available under such waiver without re-
gard to whether the Survivors would require the 
level of care provided in a hospital, nursing fa-
cility, or intermediate care facility for the men-
tally 
retarded, 
including 
to 
DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivors who are individuals described 
in subparagraph (B). 
(B) INDIVIDUALS
DESCRIBED.—Individ-
uals described in this subparagraph are individ-
uals who— 
(i) on any day during the week pre-
ceding August 28, 2005— 
(I) had been receiving home and 
community-based services under a 
waiver described in subparagraph (A) 
in a direct impact parish;
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(II) had been receiving support 
services from a primary family care-
giver who, as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina, is no longer available to pro-
vide services; or 
(III) had been receiving personal 
care, home health, or rehabilitative 
services under the State medicaid plan 
or under a waiver granted under sec-
tion 1915 or 1115 of the Social Secu-
rity Act; or 
(ii) are disabled (as determined under 
the State medicaid plan). 
(C) WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall waive with respect to the provision 
of home and community-based services under 
this paragraph any limitations on— 
(i) the number of individuals who 
shall receive home or community-based 
services under a waiver described in sub-
paragraph (A); 
(ii) budget neutrality requirements ap-
plicable to such waiver; and 
(iii) targeted populations eligible for 
services under such waiver.
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The Secretary may waive other restrictions ap-
plicable under such a waiver, that would pre-
vent a State from providing home and commu-
nity-based services in accordance with this 
paragraph. 
(4) CHILDREN BORN TO PREGNANT WOMEN.— 
In the case of a child born to a DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivor who is provided DRM assistance 
during the DRM coverage period, such child shall be 
treated as having been born to a pregnant woman el-
igible for medical assistance under the State med-
icaid plan and shall be eligible for medical assistance 
under such plan in accordance with section 
1902(e)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a(e)(4)). The Federal medical assistance per-
centage applicable to the State medicaid plan shall 
apply to medical assistance provided to a child under 
such plan in accordance with the preceding sentence. 
(e) TERMINATION OF COVERAGE; ASSISTANCE WITH 
APPLYING FOR REGULAR MEDICAID COVERAGE.— 
(1) NOTICE
OF
EXPECTED
TERMINATION
OF 
DRM
COVERAGE
PERIOD.—A State shall provide 
DRM-eligible Katrina Survivors who are receiving 
DRM assistance from the State in accordance with 
this section, as of the beginning of the 4th month
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(and, if applicable, 9th month) of the DRM coverage 
period with— 
(A) notice of the expected termination date 
for DRM assistance for such period; 
(B) information regarding eligibility for 
medical assistance under the State’s eligibility 
rules otherwise applicable under the State med-
icaid plan; and 
(C) an application for such assistance and 
information regarding where to obtain assist-
ance with completing such application in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.—A State shall 
provide DRM-eligible Katrina Survivors who are re-
ceiving DRM assistance from the State in accord-
ance with this section with assistance in applying for 
medical assistance under the State medicaid plan for 
periods beginning after the end of the DRM cov-
erage period, at State Medicaid offices and at loca-
tions easily accessible to such Survivors. 
(3) STATE REPORTS.—A State providing DRM 
assistance in accordance with this section shall sub-
mit to the Secretary the following reports: 
(A) TERMINATION
AND
TRANSITION
AS-
SISTANCE
TO
REGULAR
MEDICAID
COVERAGE
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FOR DRM-ELIGIBLE KATRINA SURVIVORS ELIGI-
BLE FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE.—A report detail-
ing how the State intends to satisfy the require-
ments of paragraphs (1) and (2). 
(B) ENROLLMENT.—Reports regarding— 
(i) the number of Katrina Survivors 
who are determined to be DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivors; and 
(ii) the number of DRM-eligible 
Katrina Survivors who are determined to 
be eligible for, and enrolled in, the State 
medicaid plan. 
(4) SECRETARIAL OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall ensure that a 
State is complying with the requirements of para-
graphs (1) and (2) and that applications for medical 
assistance under the State medicaid plan from 
DRM-eligible Katrina Survivors for periods begin-
ning after the end of the DRM coverage period are 
processed in a timely and appropriate manner. 
(5) NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST A 
STATE FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE.—No pri-
vate right of action shall be brought against a State 
for failure to provide the notices required under 
paragraph (1) or subsection (c)(1) so long as the
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State makes a good faith effort to provide such no-
tices. 
(f) 100 PERCENT
FEDERAL
MATCHING
PAY-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(b), the Federal medical assistance percentage 
or the Federal matching rate otherwise applied 
under section 1903(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(a)) shall be 100 percent for— 
(A) providing DRM assistance to DRM-eli-
gible Katrina Survivors during the DRM cov-
erage period in accordance with this section; 
(B) costs directly attributable to adminis-
trative activities related to the provision of such 
DRM assistance, including costs attributable to 
obtaining recoveries under subsection (h); 
(C) costs directly attributable to providing 
application assistance in accordance with sub-
section (e)(2); and 
(D) DRM assistance provided in accord-
ance with subparagraph (B) or (C) of sub-
section (c)(2) after the end of the DRM cov-
erage period.