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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Jobs Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR TAX-EXEMPT ENTERPRISE ZONE FACILITY 
              BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 1394(b)(3)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``References'' and inserting the following:
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), 
                                references'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(II) Special rule for employee 
                                residence test.--For purposes of 
                                subsection (b)(6) and (c)(5) of section 
                                1397C, an employee shall be treated as 
                                a resident of an empowerment zone if 
                                such employee is a resident of an 
                                empowerment zone, an enterprise 
                                community, or a qualified low-income 
                                community within an applicable 
                                nominating jurisdiction.''.
    (b) Definitions.--
            (1) Qualified low-income community.--Paragraph (3) of 
        section 1394(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
        by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) 
        and (E), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
        the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Qualified low-income community.--For purposes 
                of subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified low-
                        income community' means any population census 
                        tract if--
                                    ``(I) the poverty rate for such 
                                tract is at least 20 percent, or
                                    ``(II) the median family income for 
                                such tract does not exceed 80 percent 
                                of statewide median family income (or, 
                                in the case of a tract located within a 
                                metropolitan area, metropolitan area 
                                median family income if greater).
                        Subclause (II) shall be applied using 
                        possessionwide median family income in the case 
                        of census tracts located within a possession of 
                        the United States.
                            ``(ii) Targeted populations.--The Secretary 
                        shall prescribe regulations under which 1 or 
                        more targeted populations (within the meaning 
                        of section 103(20) of the Riegle Community 
                        Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 
                        1994) may be treated as a qualified low-income 
                        communities.
                            ``(iii) Areas not within census tracts.--In 
                        the case of an area which is not tracted for 
                        population census tracts, the equivalent county 
                        divisions (as defined by the Bureau of the 
                        Census for purposes of defining poverty areas) 
                        shall be used for purposes of determining 
                        poverty rates and median family income.
                            ``(iv) Modification of income requirement 
                        for census tracts within high migration rural 
                        counties.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--In the case of a 
                                population census tract located within 
                                a high migration rural county, clause 
                                (i)(II) shall be applied to areas not 
                                located within a metropolitan area by 
                                substituting `85 percent' for `80 
                                percent'.
                                    ``(II) High migration rural 
                                county.--For purposes of this clause, 
                                the term `high migration rural county' 
                                means any county which, during the 20-
                                year period ending with the year in 
                                which the most recent census was 
                                conducted, has a net out-migration of 
                                inhabitants from the county of at least 
                                10 percent of the population of the 
                                county at the beginning of such 
                                period.''.
            (2) Applicable nominating jurisdiction.--Subparagraph (D) 
        of section 1394(b)(3) of such Code, as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1), is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new clause:
                            ``(iii) Applicable nominating 
                        jurisdiction.--The term `applicable nominating 
                        jurisdiction' means, with respect to any 
                        empowerment zone or enterprise community, any 
                        local government that nominated such community 
                        for designation under section 1391.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Clause (iii) of section 1394(b)(3)(B) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``or an enterprise community'' and 
        inserting ``, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-
        income community within an applicable nominating 
        jurisdiction''.
            (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 1394(b)(3) of such Code, as 
        redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking 
        ``Definitions'' and inserting ``Other definitions''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and not redeemed before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EMPOWERMENT ZONE TAX INCENTIVES.

    (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 1391(d)(1)(A), as amended by 
the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, is amended by striking 
``December 31, 2014'' and inserting ``December 31, 2016''.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Termination Dates Specified in 
Nominations.--In the case of a designation of an empowerment zone the 
nomination for which included a termination date which is 
contemporaneous with the date specified in subparagraph (A)(i) of 
section 1391(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect 
before the enactment of this Act), subparagraph (B) of such section 
shall not apply with respect to such designation if, after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the entity which made such nomination 
amends the nomination to provide for a new termination date in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's designee) 
may provide.
    (c) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to periods after December 31, 2014.
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Empowering Jobs Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and empowerment zones, to: (1)&nbsp;include as employees of a qualified business entity employees who are residents of&nbsp;an empowerment zone, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-income community; and (2)&nbsp;extend the period of designation for empowerment zones through December 31, 2016 (thus extending the eligibility of such zones for certain tax benefits). 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grand Staircase Escalante 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Establishment of Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
Sec. 5. Withdrawals.
Sec. 6. Map and legal description.
Sec. 7. Grand Staircase National Monument.
Sec. 8. Kaiparowits National Monument.
Sec. 9. Escalante Canyons National Monument.
Sec. 10. Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, Grand Staircase 
                            National Monument, Kaiparowits National 
                            Monument, and Escalante Canyons National 
                            Monument Management Council.
Sec. 11. Federal land manager adherence.
Sec. 12. Clarification.
Sec. 13. Restoration of land status.
Sec. 14. Hole in the Rock Road.
Sec. 15. Effect on proclamations.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Management council.--The term ``Management Council'' 
        means the council established under section 10.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the 
Escalante Canyons National Monument the ``Escalante Canyons National 
Park and Preserve'' in the State of Utah.
    (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve are as generally depicted on the map entitled ``____'', 
numbered ___, and dated ____. The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance in the 
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve--
            (1) the unique and nationally important historic, natural, 
        scenic, and natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.

SEC. 5. WITHDRAWALS.

    Subject to valid existing rights, any Federal land within the 
Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve, including any land or 
interest in land that is acquired by the United States after the date 
of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.

SEC. 6. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map and legal description 
of the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve.
    (b) Force and Effect.--The map and legal description submitted 
under this section shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this Act, except that the Secretary may make minor modifications of 
any clerical or typographical errors in the map or legal description 
provided these changes are first reported to the State of Utah, 
Garfield and Kane Counties in Utah, and the Management Council.

SEC. 7. GRAND STAIRCASE NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal 
land comprising approximately 211,983 acres, identified as ``Grand 
Staircase Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ``Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Grand Staircase National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Grand Staircase National Monument 
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 
        and legal description of the Grand Staircase National Monument 
        established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Kane County, Utah, and the Management 
        Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 8. KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal 
land comprising approximately 551,117 acres, identified as 
``Kaiparowits Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled ``Grand 
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Kaiparowits National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Kaiparowits National Monument 
shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 
        and legal description of the Kaiparowits National Monument 
        established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Kane and Garfield Counties, Utah, and the 
        Management Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 9. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to the valid existing rights, the 
Federal land comprising approximately 243,241 acres, identified as 
``Escalante Canyons Unit'' and generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Modification'' is hereby 
established as the ``Escalante Canyons National Monument''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Escalante Canyons National 
Monument shall be to protect, conserve, and enhance the monument's--
            (1) unique and nationally important historic, scenic, and 
        natural resources;
            (2) recreation, including hunting; and
            (3) grazing.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 
        and legal description of the Escalante Canyons National 
        Monument established in this section.
            (2) The map and legal description submitted under this 
        section shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
        this title, except that the Secretary may make minor 
        modification of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
        or legal description provided these changes are first reported 
        to the State of Utah, Garfield County, Utah, and the Management 
        Council.
            (3) A copy of the map and legal description shall be on 
        file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
        field offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 10. ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, GRAND STAIRCASE 
              NATIONAL MONUMENT, KAIPAROWITS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND 
              ESCALANTE CANYONS NATIONAL MONUMENT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--The Management Council is hereby established.
    (b) Duties.--The Management Council shall develop and implement the 
comprehensive management plans for the Escalante Canyons National Park 
and Preserve, the Grand Staircase National Monument, the Kaiparowits 
National Monument, and the Escalante Canyons National Monument 
consistently with the purposes of those areas as provided in this Act.
    (c) Membership.--The Management Council shall be composed of 7 
members appointed not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act as follows:
            (1) One individual from the Department of Interior, 
        appointed by the President.
            (2) Five individuals, appointed by the President in 
        consultation with the Congressional delegation from the State 
        of Utah and the Governor of Utah, who shall represent the 
        following:
                    (A) Two from the Garfield County, Utah, Board of 
                Commissioners.
                    (B) Two from the Kane County, Utah, Board of 
                Commissioners.
                    (C) One Utah State Legislator representing Kane 
                County, Garfield County, or both.
            (3) One at-large representative appointed by the President.
    (d) Qualifications.--The members appointed under subsections (c)(2) 
and (3) shall not be employees of the Federal Government.
    (e) Terms.--The President shall appoint the members under 
subsections (c)(2) and (3) for a term of 5 years, except that the 
President shall designate staggered terms for the members initially 
appointed to the Management Council. The President may reappoint a 
member to not more than three consecutive terms.
    (f) Vacancies.--Vacancies of members appointed under subsections 
(c)(2) and (3) shall be filled in the same manner as such positions 
were originally filled as soon as practicable after the vacancy has 
occurred.
    (g) Compensation.--Members appointed under subsections (c)(2) and 
(3) shall serve without pay, except for reasonable travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at the rate authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
business in the performance of duties for the Council.
    (h) Chair.--The members shall select the chair of the Management 
Council from the members appointed under subsection (c)(2) and (3) for 
a term beginning on the date of selection, and ending in 5 years or 
until the member's term of office expires, whichever occurs first.
    (i) Staff Assistance.--The Management Council may request 
administrative assistance from Federal employees under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (j) Meetings.--
            (1) Frequency.--The Management Council shall meet at the 
        call of the Chair or a majority of the members. Meetings shall 
        be held no less than once per year. A majority must be present 
        to constitute a quorum to conduct official business.
            (2) Announcement; open meetings.--All meetings of the 
        Management Council shall be announced at least one week in 
        advance in publications of general circulation and shall be 
        open to the public.
    (k) Administration.--
            (1) The Management Council shall allow hunting, fishing and 
        trapping on lands and water under the jurisdiction of the 
        Secretary within the Escalante Canyons National Park and 
        Preserve in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of 
        Utah.
            (2) The Management Council shall ensure that the privilege 
        of grazing domestic livestock on lands with the Escalante 
        Canyons National Park and Preserve shall continue to be 
        exercised and enhanced in perpetuity. Grazing within the 
        Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve shall be 
        administered by the National Park Service.

SEC. 11. FEDERAL LAND MANAGER ADHERENCE.

    Federal land managers shall adhere to the management plans created 
by the Management Council.

SEC. 12. CLARIFICATION.

    Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah 
with respect to the management of fish, wildlife and predators in the 
State.

SEC. 13. RESTORATION OF LAND STATUS.

    Subject to valid existing rights, the provisions of existing 
withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable law, the public lands 
excluded from the monument reservation under Presidential Proclamation 
___, dated December 4, 2017, and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, 
United States Code, shall be open to:
            (1) entry, location, selection, sale or other disposition 
        under the public land laws;
            (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing; and
            (3) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.

SEC. 14. HOLE IN THE ROCK ROAD.

    The Secretary shall convey to the State of Utah all right, title 
and interest of the United States in and to the Hole in the Rock Road 
(BLM Road 200).

SEC. 15. EFFECT ON PROCLAMATIONS.

    Any provision of Presidential Proclamation 6920, dated September 
18, 1996, and Presidential Proclamation ____, dated December 4, 2017, 
and issued under chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code, that is 
inconsistent with this Act is hereby declared null and void.
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Grand Staircase Escalante Enhancement Act This bill establishes the Escalante Canyons National Park and Preserve within the Escalante Canyons National Monument (established by this bill and consisting of approximately 243,241 acres) in Utah.  Federal lands within the park and preserve, including lands or interests acquired by the United States afterwards, are withdrawn from:  entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and  operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.   The bill also establishes the Grand Staircase National Monument (consisting of approximately 211,983 acres) and the Kaiparowits National Monument (consisting of approximately 551,117 acres). A management council shall implement comprehensive management plans for the park and preserve and the monuments. Federal land managers must adhere to the management plans created by the council. The public lands excluded from the lands and interests in lands reserved within the modified boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument under the Presidential Proclamation dated December 4, 2017, shall be open to:  entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the public land laws; disposition under all laws related to mineral and geothermal leasing; and  location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.   Interior shall convey to the state of Utah the Hole in the Rock Road (BLM [Bureau of Land Management] Road 200). 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Territorial Health Parity Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID PAYMENT PARITY FOR THE TERRITORIES.

    (a) Elimination of Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1108 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), in the matter before 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and 
                inserting ``subsections (g) and (h)'';
                    (B) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter before 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and subsection (h)'' 
                after ``paragraph (3)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(h) Sunset of Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.--
Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa for any 
fiscal year after fiscal year 2009.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1903(u) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396c(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2010.
    (b) Parity in FMAP.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1905(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396d(b)(2)) is amended by inserting after ``50 per centum'' 
        the following: ``(except that, beginning with fiscal year 2012, 
        the Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        American Samoa shall be the Federal medical assistance 
        percentage determined by the Secretary in consultation (for the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        American Samoa) with the Secretary of the Interior)''.
            (2) 2-fiscal-year transition.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, during fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the 
        Federal medical assistance percentage established under section 
        1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) for 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, and American Samoa shall be the highest such Federal 
        medical assistance percentage applicable to any of the 50 
        States or the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 
        involved, taking into account the application of subsections 
        (a) and (b)(1) of 5001 of division B of the American Recovery 
        and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) to such States 
        and District for calendar quarters during such fiscal years for 
        which such subsections apply respectively.
            (3) Per capita income data.--
                    (A) Report to congress.--Not later than October 1, 
                2010, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
                submit to Congress a report that describes the per 
                capita income data used to promulgate the Federal 
                medical assistance percentage in the territories and 
                how such data differ from the per capita income data 
                used to promulgate Federal medical assistance 
                percentages for the 50 States and the District of 
                Columbia. The report should include recommendations on 
                how the Federal medical assistance percentages can be 
                calculated for the territories to ensure parity with 
                the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
                    (B) Application.--Section 1101(a)(8)(B) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(8)(B)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``(other than Puerto Rico, 
                        the Virgin Islands, and Guam)'' and inserting 
                        ``(including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
                        Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
                        American Samoa)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(or, if such 
                        satisfactory data are not available in the case 
                        of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern 
                        Mariana Islands, or American Samoa, 
                        satisfactory data available from the Department 
                        of the Interior for the same period, or if such 
                        satisfactory data are not available in the case 
                        of Puerto Rico, satisfactory data available 
                        from the Government of the Commonwealth of 
                        Puerto Rico for the same period)'' after 
                        ``Department of Commerce''.
            (4) Relation to american recovery and reinvestment act of 
        2009.--For any period and territory in which the provisions of 
        this subsection apply to a territory, the provisions of section 
        5001(b)(2) of division B of the American Recovery and 
        Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) shall not apply 
        (except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (2)).

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CITIZENS OF FREELY 
              ASSOCIATED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Medicaid exception for citizens of freely 
                associated states.--With respect to eligibility for 
                benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(C) 
                (relating to the Medicaid program), paragraph (1) shall 
                not apply to any individual who lawfully resides in the 
                United States (including territories and possessions of 
                the United States) in accordance with the Compacts of 
                Free Association between the Government of the United 
                States and the Governments of the Federated States of 
                Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
                the Republic of Palau.''.
    (b) Conforming Definition of Qualified Alien.--Section 431(b) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) an individual who lawfully resides in the United 
        States (including territories and possessions of the United 
        States) in accordance with a Compact of Free Association 
        referred to in section 402(b)(2)(G), but only with respect to 
        the program defined in section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the 
        Medicaid program).''.
    (c) Setting FMAP at 100 Percent.--The third sentence of section 
1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and as medical 
assistance for individuals described in section 402(b)(2)(G) of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act take effect on 
October 1, 2009, Act and apply to benefits and assistance provided on 
or after that date.
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Territorial Health Parity Act of 2009 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to sunset at the end of FY2009 the limitation on Medicaid payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to: (1) repeal, as of the end of FY2011, the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) of 50% that applies to such territories; and (2) set the new FMAP for such territories at one determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Specifies a transitional FMAP for such territories for FY2010-FY2011.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the per capita income data used to promulgate the FMAP in the territories and how such data differ from the per capita income data used to promulgate FMAPs for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Requires the report to include recommendations on how FMAPs can be calculated for the territories to ensure parity with the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the Medicaid program to the citizens of the Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau).

Amends SSA title XIX to set a 100% FMAP for otherwise qualified services rendered to such citizens.