for coverage for themselves, for their spouses,
for their dependents, or for any combination
thereof, other than premiums for excluded
health insurance coverage.
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause
(ii), a qualified individual is an individual
who—
‘‘(I) is a dislocated worker re-
ferred to in paragraph (3) with re-
spect to whom the Governor has made
the certification regarding the disloca-
tion as required under such para-
graph, and
‘‘(II) is receiving or has received
employment and training assistance
as 
described 
in 
paragraph
(1)(B)(i)(I).
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATION.—An 
individual
shall not be treated as a qualified indi-
vidual if—
‘‘(I) such individual is eligible for
coverage under the program under
title XIX of the Social Security Act
applicable in the State or outlying
area, or
‘‘(II) such individual is eligible
for coverage under the program under
title XXI of such Act applicable in the
State or outlying area,
unless such eligibility is effective solely in
connection with eligibility for health care
coverage premium assistance under a pro-
gram established by the Governor in con-
nection with temporary health care cov-
erage assistance received under this sub-
section.
‘‘(iii) CONSTRUCTION.—
‘‘(I) 
PERMITTING
COVERAGE
THROUGH ENROLLMENT IN MEDICAID
OR SCHIP.—Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed as preventing a
State from using funds made available
by reason of subsection (a)(4) to pro-
vide health care coverage through en-
rollment in the program under title
XIX (relating to medicaid) or in the
program under title XXI (relating to
SCHIP) of the Social Security Act,
but only in the case of individuals who
are not otherwise eligible for coverage
under either such program.
‘‘(II) NOT
AFFECTING
ELIGI-
BILITY
FOR
ASSISTANCE.—An indi-
vidual shall not be treated for pur-
poses of this subsection as being eligi-
ble for coverage under either such
program (and thereby not eligible for
assistance 
under 
this 
subsection)
merely on the basis that the State
provides assistance under this sub-
section through coverage under either
such program.
‘‘(C) LIMITATION
ON
ENTITLEMENT.—
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
establishing any entitlement of qualified individ-
uals to premium assistance under this sub-
section.
‘‘(D) 
CONCURRENCE
AND
CONSULTA-
TION.—In connection with any temporary
health care coverage assistance provided pursu-
ant to this paragraph—
‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that
health care coverage premium assistance
provided through title XIX or XXI of the
Social Security Act is a substantial compo-
nent of the assistance provided, the Sec-
retary shall act in concurrence with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services,
and
‘‘(ii) in any other case, the Secretary
shall consult with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to the extent that
such assistance affects programs adminis-
tered by or under the Secretary of Health
and Human Services.
‘‘(E) USE OF FUNDS.—Temporary health
care coverage assistance provided pursuant to
this subsection shall supplement and may not
supplant any other State or local funds used to
provide health care coverage and may not be in-
cluded in determining the amount of non-Fed-
eral contributions required under any program.
‘‘(F) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this
paragraph—
‘‘(i) EXCLUDED HEALTH CARE COV-
ERAGE.—The term ‘excluded health care
coverage’ means coverage under—
‘‘(I) title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act,
‘‘(II) chapter 55 of title 10,
United States Code,
‘‘(III) chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code,
‘‘(IV) chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code (other than cov-
erage which is comparable to continu-
ation coverage under section 4980B of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986),
or
‘‘(V) the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act.
Such term also includes coverage under a
qualified long-term care insurance contract
and excepted benefits described in section
733(c) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
‘‘(ii) PREMIUM.—The term ‘premium’
means, in connection with health care cov-
erage, the premium which would (but for
this section) be charged for the cost of cov-
erage.
‘‘(5) APPROPRIATIONS.—