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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``China Fair Trade Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL COMPETITIVE TRADE PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 302(a)(2) of the Trade Agreements Act of 
1979 (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply in 
                the case of procurements for which--
                            ``(i) there are no offers of products or 
                        services of the United States or of eligible 
                        products; or
                            ``(ii) the offers of products or services 
                        of the United States or of eligible products 
                        are insufficient to fulfill the requirements of 
                        the United States Government.
                    ``(B) Special rule with respect to the people's 
                republic of china.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in 
                the case of procurements of products or services of the 
                People's Republic of China.''.
    (b) Waiver.--Section 302(b) of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 
U.S.C. 2512(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ``, except in the case of the People's Republic of China,'' 
before ``may''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS TO BUY CERTAIN ITEMS FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.

    (a) Buy American Act.--
            (1) American materials required for public use.--Section 
        2(a) of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a(a)) is amended by 
        inserting after the second sentence the following: ``The 
        exceptions in the previous two sentences shall not apply with 
        respect to articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 
        manufactured, as the case may be, in the People's Republic of 
        China until such time as China becomes a party to the Agreement 
        on Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of 
        the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
            (2) Contract specifications.--Section 3(a) of the Buy 
        American Act (41 U.S.C. 10b(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``exception.'' and inserting ``exception: Provided further, 
        That such an exception may not permit the use of articles, 
        materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the 
        case may be, in the People's Republic of China until such time 
        as China becomes a party to the Agreement on Government 
        Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay 
        Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
            (3) Reports.--Section 2(b)(2)(A) of the Buy American Act 
        (41 U.S.C. 10a(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the 
        semicolon the following: ``and the country in which such 
        articles, materials, or supplies were manufactured''.
    (b) Defense Contracts for Certain Articles.--Section 2533a of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(l) Inapplicability of Exceptions to Articles From the People's 
Republic of China.--The exceptions to the requirement in subsection (a) 
provided under subsections (c) through (h) shall not apply with respect 
to items grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the People's 
Republic of China until such time as China becomes a party to the 
Agreement on Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.
    (c) Requirements To Use American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured 
Goods Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.--
Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 303) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) The exceptions in subsection (b) shall not apply with respect 
to iron, steel, and manufactured goods from the People's Republic of 
China until such time as China becomes a party to the Agreement on 
Government Procurement (described in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)).''.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall submit to Congress a report on the productive capacity of the 
major industrial sectors in the People's Republic of China.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
an assessment of any steps taken by the Government of the People's 
Republic of China to develop, expand, retract, or otherwise alter the 
productive capacity of the sectors identified in the report.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON SUBSIDIES PROVIDED BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
              FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 
other appropriate agencies, shall report to Congress regarding the 
policies of the Government of the People's Republic of China with 
respect to, and the subsidies provided by the People's Republic of 
China for, the development and exportation of renewable energy products 
and technologies. The report shall include an analysis of the impact of 
the policies and subsidies on United States manufacturers of renewable 
energy products and technologies.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Renewable energy.--The term ``renewable energy'' means 
        energy generated by a renewable energy resource.
            (2) Renewable energy product or technology.--The term 
        ``renewable energy product or technology'' means any product, 
        technology, or component of a product used in the development 
        or production of renewable energy.
            (3) Renewable energy resource.--The term ``renewable energy 
        resource'' means--
                    (A) solar, wind, ocean, tidal, hydrokinetic, or 
                geothermal energy;
                    (B) biofuel, biomass, or hydropower; or
                    (C) any other renewable energy resource, as 
                determined by the Secretary of Energy.
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China Fair Trade Act of 2010 - Amends the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 to provide that certain exceptions and waivers to the prohibition on the procurement of the products of a country that is not a party to the Agreement on Government Procurement shall not apply with respect to the procurements of products or services of the People's Republic of China.

Amends the Buy American Act to declare that certain exceptions to the Act requiring only U.S. materials be used for public use shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese made products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Declares that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese products by the Department of Defense (DOD) until China becomes a party to such Agreement.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to declare that certain exceptions to Buy American requirements under such Act shall not apply to the procurement of Chinese steel and products until China becomes a party to the Agreement.

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to report to Congress on the productive capacity of the major industrial sectors in China.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress on: (1) Chinese policies and the subsidies China provides in the development and exportation of renewable energy products and technologies; and (2) the impact such policies and subsidies have on U.S. manufacturers of such products and technologies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spacefaring Priorities for America's 
Continued Exploration Act'' or the ``SPACE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Russia is not a reliable partner.--(A) Unless Space 
        Shuttle operations are extended beyond 2010, the United States 
        will be heavily reliant on Russia to supply crew and possibly 
        cargo transport services to the International Space Station 
        during the gap period of 2010 through 2015. There will be no 
        other way to fly our astronauts into space during this period.
            (B) The United States should not increase its reliance on 
        Russia to transport American astronauts into space, given the 
        increasingly divergent views and posturing from Russia. Russia 
        opposes the United States plan to base an antimissile radar 
        system in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland 
        to deal with the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear weapons 
        and missile programs. Russia also suspended its participation 
        in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, one of the 
        most significant arms control agreements of the Cold War years. 
        Additionally, Russia continues to arm some of America's most 
        hostile adversaries, Iran and Venezuela. Despite United States 
        objections, Russia sold billions of dollars worth of weapons to 
        the regime of Hugo Chavez in 2006. Such meddling is a possible 
        violation of the Monroe Doctrine and a throwback to the Cold 
        War era. Even more troublesome is the Russian history of 
        weapons trading with Iran. Russia has supplied advanced 
        conventional arms technology, missile technology, and nuclear 
        technologies to this very anti-American regime.
            (2) Russia has abused past nasa cooperation agreements.--
        (A) In the late 1990s, Russia fell short in fulfilling its 
        commitment to the International Space Station.
            (B) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (in 
        this Act referred to as ``NASA'') was forced to transfer 
        hundreds of millions of dollars to enable the Russians to 
        complete the critical Space Station service module Zvezda, 
        without which the International Space Station could not 
        operate.
            (C) Russia delayed completion of the Zvezda service module 
        for several years. Under the International Space Station 
        agreement, the Russian government had committed to fund as well 
        as build the Zvezda service module. Subsequent transfers from 
        the United States, in order to complete the module, reflect 
        serious Russian mismanagement in the field of space.
            (D) In 2000, while Russia was failing to meet its 
        commitment to the International Space Station, Russia was 
        diverting financial and human resources away from fulfilling 
        its International Space Station commitments in order to keep 
        the Russian's Mir Space Station aloft.
            (E) Russia's past shortcomings in fulfilling commitments to 
        its international space partners should serve as a warning to 
        the United States as we consider increased reliance on Russian 
        space services in the future. It is not prudent for the United 
        States to depend on Russia for access to space given our past 
        experience with this relationship.
            (3) American space science should not be dependent on 
        russian support.--(A) The United States has already invested 
        billions of dollars in the International Space Station program 
        since its inception.
            (B) There is much research of great value being conducted 
        in space, and on the International Space Station, that may 
        yield tremendous gains. Research being conducted on the 
        International Space Station may help scientists back on Earth 
        develop medicines to treat diseases and help us better 
        understand the Earth's climate. Many scientists believe that 
        the microgravity environment of space will enable the 
        development of new drugs, vaccines, and other therapies. 
        Equipment on the International Space Station will monitor 
        stratospheric gases, and investigate ozone chemistry.
            (4) The united states must have assured access to space.--
        (A) To ensure that the United States realizes the dividends 
        from the considerable investment we have made in the 
        International Space Station, we need to ensure continued access 
        to space for our astronauts. However, NASA's plan for transport 
        of crew to and from the International Space Station fails to 
        provide necessary redundancies to provide assured access to 
        space.
            (B) NASA anticipates that the Russian Soyuz spacecraft will 
        be the only vehicle for astronaut crew rotation to the 
        International Space Station after 2010. From 2011 until the 
        planned operation of Orion in 2015, NASA likely has no other 
        option for transporting American astronauts to space other than 
        on Russian vehicles.
            (C) NASA has conceded that without the Space Shuttle, it 
        will be unable to transport the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 
        (AMS) to the International Space Station. Scientists involved 
        in the development of the AMS acknowledge that it will enhance 
        scientific discoveries. While the AMS has cost over 
        $1,500,000,000 to develop and build, NASA has stated that the 
        remaining Space Shuttle manifest does not allow for transport 
        of the AMS and that it will not be an option to retrofit 
        another launch vehicle in order to fly it into space. Only by 
        extending Space Shuttle operations beyond 2010 will NASA be 
        able to transport the AMS to the International Space Station. 
        As long as the AMS meets all required standards to verify its 
        validity and justify its transport on the Space Shuttle, NASA 
        should fulfill its obligation to the Department of Energy and 
        our international partners.
            (D) In addition, the Japanese Centrifuge Accommodation 
        Module, which can only fly to the International Space Station 
        on the Space Shuttle, will also be unable to reach the Space 
        Station absent extending Space Shuttle operations.
            (5) A better approach.--(A) Due to NASA's lack of a backup 
        plan for reliance on the Russians for transport of American 
        astronauts to space, the United States needs a better approach. 
        The best approach is the Space Shuttle, a proven, domestic 
        source of space transport for assured access to space, 
        including the International Space Station, for crew and cargo 
        transport.
            (B) With 2 Shuttle missions per year during the human 
        spaceflight program flight gap between Shuttle and Orion, 
        currently scheduled from 2010 through 2015, we can replace our 
        need to rely on the Russians for crew rotation for the 
        International Space Station.
            (C) Savings from replacing Russian transport services to 
        the International Space Station with the Space Shuttle would 
        pay for a portion of the costs for flying 2 Space Shuttle 
        missions per year.
            (D) Only by closing the gap between 2010 and 2015, or until 
        the Orion is operational, will our Nation be able to keep our 
        Nation's highly skilled and critically important spaceworkers 
        and engineers gainfully employed, and mitigate the loss of 
        critical skills.
            (E) By extending Space Shuttle operations, NASA may realize 
        considerable savings by no longer having to pay retention 
        bonuses to critical space workers. But retention bonuses would 
        not be the only added costs associated with the end of Space 
        Shuttle operations when critical skilled workers leave NASA or 
        its contractors. Recruitment incentives for new workers and 
        contract cost increases could also be incurred by NASA since 
        the majority of the Kennedy Space Center's workforce are 
        contractors.
            (F) The success of the Constellation program will depend on 
        having the most skilled and experienced workforce possible. The 
        workforce gap, as currently envisioned by NASA, will jeopardize 
        this. NASA has acknowledged that thousands of critical space 
        workers will lose their jobs in the transition from the Space 
        Shuttle to the Constellation program. Continued operation of 
        the Space Shuttle, but on a reduced flight requirement, while 
        also integrating these workers into the Orion program, is the 
        best way to retain many of these critical workers and skill 
        sets.
            (G) An August 2007 study by the Government Accountability 
        Office, ``NASA Progress Made on Strategic Human Capital 
        Management, but Future Program Challenges Remain,'' stated that 
        ``the agency as a whole faces challenges in recruiting and 
        retaining highly experienced senior-level engineers in certain 
        specialties. NASA's principal workforce challenge will be faced 
        in the transition to the next generation of human space flight 
        systems.''.
            (H) This Act authorizes for NASA additional funding under 
        section 4 to fully restore the appropriation shortfalls in 
        fiscal years 2007 and 2008 compared to the funds that were 
        authorized for NASA. An additional $1,000,000,000 is authorized 
        in section 4(b) to reimburse NASA for the costs incurred by 
        NASA from the Space Shuttle return-to-flight efforts following 
        the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF RUSSIAN SPACE SERVICES.

    NASA shall not rely solely on the Russian government for astronaut 
transport or cargo resupply services. This prohibition does not apply 
to the current Soyuz emergency escape services for astronauts on the 
International Space Station.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NASA.

    (a) Additional Authorization for Fiscal Year 2007 Shortfall.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated to NASA $1,648,000,000, 41.6 percent 
of which shall be for Exploration Systems, and 28.7 percent of which 
shall be available for Space Operations.
    (b) Columbia Return-to-Flight.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to NASA $1,000,000,000 for emergency funding to reimburse 
for Columbia return-to-flight costs, of which the Exploration Systems 
and Space Operations Accounts shall receive funding at the rate 
proportional to the amounts used to pay the costs associated with the 
Space Shuttle return-to-flight efforts.
    (c) Additional Authorization for Fiscal Year 2008 Shortfall.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated to NASA $1,064,000,000, 41.7 percent 
of which shall be for Exploration Systems.
    (d) Preservation of Funding for Programs.--NASA shall not take any 
funding from its Exploration Systems account or the Constellation 
program in order to fund the continued operation of the Space Shuttle 
program as required in this Act.

SEC. 5. EXTENDING SPACE SHUTTLE OPERATIONS.

    (a) Use of Space Shuttle for Access to Space.--NASA shall fly at 
least 2 Space Shuttle missions per year for crew transport, instead of 
Russian crew and cargo services, for the period of 2010 through 2015, 
or until Orion is operational. There are authorized to be appropriated 
to NASA such sums as may be necessary, in addition to amounts otherwise 
authorized, to carry out this subsection, including for the production 
of more external tanks as may be needed.
    (b) Insufficient Funding.--Except as provided under subsection (c), 
the requirements of this Act shall have effect only to the extent that 
sufficient funding is appropriated, as authorized under subsection (a). 
Sufficient funding is defined as funds required to fully or partially 
comply with the requirements of this Act.
    (c) Report to Congress.--NASA shall report to Congress not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the specific 
costs and actions needed to extend the operation of the Space Shuttle 
in accordance with this Act.
    (d) Operational Efficiencies.--As soon as possible, but no later 
than March 31, 2011, NASA shall investigate areas of reduced operations 
and enhanced cost savings and implement those that do not impinge the 
safe operation of the Space Shuttle program, including the following:
            (1) The possible retirement of one Space Shuttle orbiter, 
        leaving 2 to remain operational, in a manner that ensures the 
        safe operation of the Space Shuttle program.
            (2) Significantly reducing changes to the design of the 
        Space Shuttle orbiters, in a manner that ensures the safe 
        operation of the Space Shuttle program. This shall include 
        changes to the Space Shuttle software systems.
            (3) Significantly reducing Space Shuttle orbiter 
        configuration operations and payload configuration operations, 
        in a manner that ensures the safe operation of the Space 
        Shuttle program.
            (4) Maximizing the use of shared personnel between the 
        continued operation of the Space Shuttle and Constellation and 
        other NASA programs.
    (e) Facilities.--If conflicts arise in NASA's efforts to allocate 
facilities, personnel, and other resources in order to fly the Space 
Shuttle as well as continue the development of Constellation, then NASA 
shall identify in a report to Congress in advance such conflicts, along 
with recommendations as to how they can be mitigated.

SEC. 6. SHUTTLE RECERTIFICATION.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
NASA shall define achievable and attainable requirements for operation 
of the Space Shuttle program beyond 2010, as recommended by the 
Columbia Accident Investigation Board. NASA shall transmit these 
requirements to Congress in the form of a report. NASA shall then 
immediately begin the process of satisfying these requirements and 
shall satisfy all requirements no later than March 31, 2010.
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Spacefaring Priorities for America's Continued Exploration Act or SPACE Act - Prohibits the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from relying solely on the Russian government for astronaut transport or cargo resupply services, except for the current Soyuz emergency escape services for astronauts on the International Space Station.

Authorizes appropriations to NASA for: (1) exploration systems; and (2) emergency funding for Columbia return-to-flight costs.

Requires NASA to fly at least two space shuttle missions per year for crew transport, instead of Russian crew and cargo services, for the period 2010-2015, or until Orion is operational. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such operations. Requires NASA to report to Congress on the specific costs and actions needed to extend the operation of the space shuttle.

Requires NASA, by March 31, 2011, to investigate areas of reduced operations and enhanced cost savings and implement those that do not impinge on the safe operation of the space shuttle program.

Directs NASA to define achievable and attainable requirements for the operation of such program beyond 2010, as recommended by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. Requires: (1) NASA to report to Congress on such requirements; and (2) NASA to immediately begin satisfying those requirements and to satisfy all of them by March 31, 2010.


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SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC INCREASE IN THE FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 
              PERCENTAGE DURING PERIODS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

    (a) National Economic Downturn Assistance FMAP.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``and (4)'' and inserting 
                        ``(4)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and (5) with respect to 
                        each fiscal year quarter other than the first 
                        quarter of a national economic downturn 
                        assistance period described in subsection 
                        (y)(1), the Federal medical assistance 
                        percentage for any State described in 
                        subsection (y)(2) shall be equal to the 
                        national economic downturn assistance FMAP 
                        determined for the State for the quarter under 
                        subsection (y)(3)'' before the period; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(y) National Economic Downturn Assistance FMAP.--For purposes of 
clause (5) of the first sentence of subsection (b):
            ``(1) National economic downturn assistance period.--A 
        national economic downturn assistance period described in this 
        paragraph--
                    ``(A) begins with the first fiscal year quarter for 
                which the Secretary determines that for at least 23 
                States, the rolling average unemployment rate for that 
                quarter has increased by at least 10 percent over the 
                corresponding quarter for the most recent preceding 12-
                month period for which data are available (in this 
                subsection referred to as the `trigger quarter'); and
                    ``(B) ends with the first succeeding fiscal year 
                quarter for which the Secretary determines that less 
                than 23 States have a rolling average unemployment rate 
                for that quarter with an increase of at least 10 
                percent over the corresponding quarter for the most 
                recent preceding 12-month period for which data are 
                available.
            ``(2) Eligible state.--A State described in this paragraph 
        is a State for which the Secretary determines that the rolling 
        average unemployment rate for the State for any quarter 
        occurring during a national economic downturn assistance period 
        described in paragraph (1) has increased over the corresponding 
        quarter for the most recent preceding 12-month period for which 
        data are available.
            ``(3) Determination of national economic downturn 
        assistance fmap.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The national economic downturn 
                assistance FMAP for a fiscal year quarter determined 
                with respect to a State under this paragraph is equal 
                to the Federal medical assistance percentage for the 
                State for that quarter increased by the number of 
                percentage points determined by--
                            ``(i) dividing--
                                    ``(I) the Medicaid additional 
                                unemployed increased cost amount 
                                determined under subparagraph (B) for 
                                the quarter; by
                                    ``(II) the State's total Medicaid 
                                quarterly spending amount determined 
                                under subparagraph (C) for the quarter; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) multiplying the quotient determined 
                        under clause (i) by 100.
                    ``(B) Medicaid additional unemployed increased cost 
                amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the 
                Medicaid additional unemployed increased cost amount 
                determined under this subparagraph with respect to a 
                State and a quarter is the product of the following:
                            ``(i) State increase in rolling average 
                        number of unemployed individuals from the base 
                        quarter of unemployment.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The amount 
                                determined by subtracting the rolling 
                                average number of unemployed 
                                individuals in the State for the base 
                                unemployment quarter for the State 
                                determined under subclause (II) from 
                                the rolling average number of 
                                unemployed individuals in the State for 
                                the quarter.
                                    ``(II) Base unemployment quarter 
                                defined.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--For 
                                        purposes of subclause (I), 
                                        except as provided in item 
                                        (bb), the base quarter for a 
                                        State is the quarter with the 
                                        lowest rolling average number 
                                        of unemployed individuals in 
                                        the State in the 12-month 
                                        period preceding the trigger 
                                        quarter for a national economic 
                                        downturn assistance period 
                                        described in paragraph (1).
                                            ``(bb) Exception.--If the 
                                        rolling average number of 
                                        unemployed individuals in a 
                                        State for a quarter occurring 
                                        during a national economic 
                                        downturn assistance period 
                                        described in paragraph (1) is 
                                        less than the rolling average 
                                        number of unemployed 
                                        individuals in the State for 
                                        the base quarter determined 
                                        under item (aa), that quarter 
                                        shall be treated as the base 
                                        quarter for the State for such 
                                        national economic downturn 
                                        assistance period.
                            ``(ii) National average amount of 
                        additional federal medicaid spending per 
                        additional unemployed individual.--In the case 
                        of--
                                    ``(I) a calendar quarter occurring 
                                in fiscal year 2012, $350; and
                                    ``(II) a calendar quarter occurring 
                                in any succeeding fiscal year, the 
                                amount applicable under this clause for 
                                calendar quarters occurring during the 
                                preceding fiscal year, increased by the 
                                annual percentage increase in the 
                                medical care component of the consumer 
                                price index for all urban consumers 
                                (U.S. city average), as rounded up in 
                                an appropriate manner.
                            ``(iii) State nondisabled, nonelderly 
                        adults and children medicaid spending index.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--With respect to 
                                a State, the quotient (not to exceed 
                                1.00) of--
                                            ``(aa) the State 
                                        expenditure per person in 
                                        poverty amount determined under 
                                        subclause (II); divided by--
                                            ``(bb) the National 
                                        expenditure per person in 
                                        poverty amount determined under 
                                        subclause (III).
                                    ``(II) State expenditure per person 
                                in poverty amount.--For purposes of 
                                subclause (I)(aa), the State 
                                expenditure per person in poverty 
                                amount is the quotient of--
                                            ``(aa) the total amount of 
                                        annual expenditures by the 
                                        State for providing medical 
                                        assistance under the State plan 
                                        to nondisabled, nonelderly 
                                        adults and children; divided by
                                            ``(bb) the total number of 
                                        nonelderly adults and children 
                                        in poverty who reside in the 
                                        State, as determined under 
                                        paragraph (4)(A).
                                    ``(III) National expenditure per 
                                person in poverty amount.--For purposes 
                                of subclause (I)(bb), the National 
                                expenditure per person in poverty 
                                amount is the quotient of--
                                            ``(aa) the sum of the total 
                                        amounts determined under 
                                        subclause (II)(aa) for all 
                                        States; divided by
                                            ``(bb) the sum of the total 
                                        amounts determined under 
                                        subclause (II)(bb) for all 
                                        States.
                    ``(C) State's total medicaid quarterly spending 
                amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the 
                State's total Medicaid quarterly spending amount 
                determined under this subparagraph with respect to a 
                State and a quarter is the amount equal to--
                            ``(i) the total amount of expenditures by 
                        the State for providing medical assistance 
                        under the State plan to all individuals 
                        enrolled in the plan for the most recent fiscal 
                        year for which data is available; divided by
                            ``(ii) 4.
            ``(4) Data.--In making the determinations required under 
        this subsection, the Secretary shall use, in addition to the 
        most recent available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
        Local Area Unemployment Statistics for each State referred to 
        in paragraph (5), the most recently available--
                    ``(A) data from the Bureau of the Census with 
                respect to the number of nonelderly adults and children 
                who reside in a State described in paragraph (2) with 
                family income below the poverty line (as defined in 
                section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size 
                involved (or, if the Secretary determines it 
                appropriate, a multiyear average of such data);
                    ``(B) data reported to the Secretary by a State 
                described in paragraph (2) with respect to expenditures 
                for medical assistance under the State plan under this 
                title for nondisabled, nonelderly adults and children; 
                and
                    ``(C) econometric studies of the responsiveness of 
                Medicaid enrollments and spending to changes in rolling 
                average unemployment rates and other factors, including 
                State spending on certain Medicaid populations.
            ``(5) Definition of `rolling average number of unemployed 
        individuals', `rolling average unemployment rate'.--In this 
        subsection, the term--
                    ``(A) `rolling average number of unemployed 
                individuals' means, with respect to a calendar quarter 
                and a State, the average of the 12 most recent months 
                of seasonally adjusted unemployment data for each 
                State;
                    ``(B) `rolling average unemployment rate' means, 
                with respect to a calendar quarter and a State, the 
                average of the 12 most recent monthly unemployment 
                rates for the State; and
                    ``(C) `monthly unemployment rate' means, with 
                respect to a State, the quotient of--
                            ``(i) the monthly seasonally adjusted 
                        number of unemployed individuals for the State; 
                        divided by
                            ``(ii) the monthly seasonally adjusted 
                        number of the labor force for the State,
        using the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor 
        Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics for each State.
            ``(6) Increase in cap on payments to territories.--With 
        respect to any fiscal year quarter for which the national 
        economic downturn assistance Federal medical assistance 
        percentage applies to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
        the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa, the amounts 
        otherwise determined for such commonwealth or territory under 
        subsections (f) and (g) of section 1108 shall be increased by 
        such percentage of such amounts as the Secretary determines is 
        equal to twice the average increase in the national economic 
        downturn assistance FMAP determined for all States described in 
        paragraph (2) for the quarter.
            ``(7) Scope of application.--The national economic downturn 
        assistance FMAP shall only apply for purposes of payments under 
        section 1903 for a quarter and shall not apply with respect 
        to--
                    ``(A) disproportionate share hospital payments 
                described in section 1923;
                    ``(B) payments under title IV or XXI; or
                    ``(C) any payments under this title that are based 
                on the enhanced FMAP described in section 2105(b).
            ``(8) Additional requirement for certain states.--In the 
        case of a State described in paragraph (2) that requires 
        political subdivisions within the State to contribute toward 
        the non-Federal share of expenditures required under section 
        1902(a)(2), the State shall not require that such political 
        subdivisions pay for any fiscal year quarters occurring during 
        a national economic downturn assistance period a greater 
        percentage of the non-Federal share of such expenditures, or a 
        greater percentage of the non-Federal share of payments under 
        section 1923, than the respective percentage that would have 
        been required by the State under State law in effect on the 
        first day of the fiscal year quarter occurring immediately 
        prior to the trigger quarter for the period.''.
            (2) Effective date; no retroactive application.--The 
        amendments made by paragraph (1) take effect on January 1, 
        2012. In no event may a State receive a payment on the basis of 
        the national economic downturn assistance Federal medical 
        assistance percentage determined for the State under section 
        1905(y)(3) of the Social Security Act for amounts expended by 
        the State prior to January 1, 2012.
    (b) GAO Study and Report.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall analyze the previous periods of national economic 
        downturn, including the most recent such period in effect as of 
        the date of enactment of this Act, and the past and projected 
        effects of temporary increases in the Federal medical 
        assistance percentage under the Medicaid program with respect 
        to such periods.
            (2) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2011, the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 
        on the results of the analysis conducted under paragraph (1). 
        Such report shall include such recommendations as the 
        Comptroller General determines appropriate for modifying the 
        national economic downturn assistance FMAP established under 
        section 1905(y) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
        subsection (a)) to improve the effectiveness of the application 
        of such percentage in addressing the needs of States during 
        periods of national economic downturn, including 
        recommendations for--
                    (A) improvements to the factors that begin and end 
                the application of such percentage;
                    (B) how the determination of such percentage could 
                be adjusted to address State and regional economic 
                variations during such periods; and
                    (C) how the determination of such percentage could 
                be adjusted to be more responsive to actual Medicaid 
                costs incurred by States during such periods, as well 
                as to the effects of any other specific economic 
                indicators that the Comptroller General determines 
                appropriate.
answer:

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize an automatic increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for any eligible state during periods of national economic downturn.

Directs the Comptroller General to analyze and report to Congress on previous periods of national economic downturn, including the most recent one, and the past and projected effects of temporary increases in the Medicaid FMAP with respect to them.