(d) HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES.—Hospital privileges in 
health facilities operated and maintained by the Service 
or operated under a contract entered into under the Indian 
Self-Determination Education Assistance Act may be ex-
tended to non-Service healthcare practitioners who provide 
services to persons described in subsection (a) or (b). Such 
non-Service healthcare practitioners may be regarded as 
employees of the Federal Government for purposes of sec-
tion 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code (relating to Federal tort claims) only with respect 
to acts or omissions which occur in the course of providing 
services to eligible persons as a part of the conditions 
under which such hospital privileges are extended. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘eligible 
Indian’’ means any Indian who is eligible for health serv-
ices provided by the Service without regard to the provi-
sions of this section. 
SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this chapter, the definitions con-
tained in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act shall apply. 
SEC. 152. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for each fiscal year through fiscal 
year 2015 to carry out this chapter.
Subtitle E—Territories 
SEC. 161. FUNDING FOR TERRITORIES. 
(a) TEMPORARY ELIMINATION OF SPENDING CAP.— 
Section 1108 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (g) and (h)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) TEMPORARY ELIMINATION OF CAPS.—With re-
spect to each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, the Sec-
retary shall make payments under title XIX to Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and American Samoa without regard to the limita-
tions on the amount of such payments imposed under sub-
sections (f) and (g).’’. 
(b) TEMPORARY INCREASE
IN FMAP.—The first 
sentence of section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(except that, 
only with respect to fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and 
only for purposes of expenditures under this title, such 
percentage shall be 77 percent)’’ after ‘‘50 per centum’’.
Subtitle F—Migrant Workers and 
Farmworkers Health 
SEC. 171. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT REGARDING CON-
TINUITY OF COVERAGE OF MIGRANT WORK-
ERS AND FARMWORKERS UNDER MEDICAID 
AND CHIP. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
CONDUCT
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall conduct a demonstration 
project for the purpose of evaluating methods for 
strengthening the health coverage of, and continuity 
of coverage of, migrant workers and farmworkers 
under the medicaid and State children’s health in-
surance programs (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq., 1397aa 
et seq.). 
(2) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall waive compliance 
with the requirements of titles XI, XIX, and XXI of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq, 
1396 et seq., 1397aa et seq.) to such extent and for 
such period as the Secretary determines is necessary 
to conduct the demonstration project under this sec-
tion.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The demonstration project 
conducted under this section shall provide for— 
(1) uniform eligibility criteria under the med-
icaid and State children’s health insurance programs 
with respect to migrant workers and farmworkers; 
and 
(2) the portability of coverage of such workers 
under those programs between participating States. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2007, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a 
report to Congress on the demonstration project con-
ducted under this section that contains such recommenda-
tions for legislative action as the Secretary determines is 
appropriate. 
Subtitle G—Expanded Access to 
Health Care 
SEC. 181. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR EXPANDED ACCESS 
TO HEALTH CARE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the National Commission for Ex-
panded Access to Health Care (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act—
(A) the majority and minority leaders of 
the Senate and the Speaker and minority leader 
of the House of Representatives shall each ap-
point 7 members of the Commission; and 
(B) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall appoint 1 member of the Com-
mission. 
(2) CRITERIA.—Members of the Commission 
shall include representatives of the following: 
(A) Consumers of health insurance. 
(B) Health care professionals. 
(C) State and territorial officials. 
(D) Health economists. 
(E) Health care providers. 
(F) Experts on health insurance. 
(G) Experts on expanding health care to 
individuals who are uninsured. 
(H) Experts on the elimination of racial 
and ethnic health disparities. 
(I) Experts on health care in the United 
States territories. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—At the first meeting of the 
Commission, the Commission shall select a Chair-
person from among its members.