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Q: SECTION 1. NATIONAL OILHEAT RESEARCH ALLIANCE ACT OF 2000.

    (a) Findings.--Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and inserting 
``oilheat fuel''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 703 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears (other 
        than paragraph (10)) and inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) Oilheat fuel.--The term `oilheat fuel' means 
        distillate liquid that is used as a fuel for nonindustrial 
        commercial or residential space or hot water heating.'';
            (3) in paragraph (8), by striking ``Oilheat'' and inserting 
        ``Oilheat fuel'';
            (4) in paragraph (14)--
                    (A) by striking ``No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed 
                distillate'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``distillate liquid''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``sells the 
                distillate'' and inserting ``sells the distillate 
                liquid'';
            (5) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) and (14) 
        as paragraphs (4) through (14) and (16), respectively, and 
        moving paragraph (16) (as so redesignated) to appear after 
        paragraph (15); and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Distillate liquid.--The term `distillate liquid' 
        means--
                    ``(A) No. 1 distillate;
                    ``(B) No. 2 dyed distillate; or
                    ``(C) a liquid blended with No. 1 distillate or No. 
                2 dyed distillate.''.
    (c) Referenda.--Section 704 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) by striking ``No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed 
        distillate'' each place it appears in subsections (a) and (c) 
        and inserting ``distillate liquid'';
            (3) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ``Except as 
                provided in subsection (b), the'' and inserting 
                ``The''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, No. 1 
                distillate, or No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting 
                ``or distillate liquid''; and
            (4) in subsection (b), by striking ``under'' and inserting 
        ``consistent with''.
    (d) Membership.--Section 705 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``No. 1 distillate 
        and No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting ``distillate 
        liquid''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Number of Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--The membership of the Alliance shall be 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) 1 member representing each State 
                participating in the Alliance.
                    ``(B) 5 representatives of retail marketers, of 
                whom 1 shall be selected by each of the qualified State 
                associations of the 5 States with the highest volume of 
                annual oilheat fuel sales.
                    ``(C) 5 additional representatives of retail 
                marketers.
                    ``(D) 21 representatives of wholesale distributors.
                    ``(E) 6 public members, who shall be 
                representatives of significant users of oilheat fuel, 
                the oilheat fuel research community, State energy 
                officials, or other groups with expertise in oilheat 
                fuel.
            ``(2) Full-time owners or employees.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), other than the public members of the 
                Alliance, Alliance members shall be full-time 
                managerial owners or employees of members of the 
                oilheat fuel industry.
                    ``(B) Employees.--Members described in 
                subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) may be 
                employees of the qualified industry organization or an 
                industry trade association.''.
    (e) Functions.--Section 706 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and inserting 
``oilheat fuel''.
    (f) Assessments.--Section 707 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``oilheat'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``oilheat fuel'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Rate.--
            ``(1) In general.--The assessment rate for calendar years 
        2008 and 2009 shall be equal to \2/10\ of 1 cent per gallon of 
        distillate liquid.
            ``(2) Subsequent assessments.--Subject to paragraphs (3) 
        and (4), beginning with calendar year 2010, the annual 
        assessment rate shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the 
        plans and programs developed by the Alliance.
            ``(3) Maximum rate.--The annual assessment rate shall not 
        exceed \1/2\ of 1 cent per gallon of distillate liquid.
            ``(4) Limitations on increase.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The annual assessment shall not 
                be increased by more than \1/2\ of 1 cent per gallon in 
                any 1 year.
                    ``(B) Approval.--No increase in the assessment may 
                occur unless the increase is approved by \2/3\ of the 
                members voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of the 
                Alliance.
                    ``(C) Notice.--The Alliance shall provide notice of 
                a change in assessment at least 90 days before the date 
                on which the change is to take effect.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed 
                distillate'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``distillate liquid''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (2)(B) and (5)(B), by striking 
                ``fuel'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``distillate liquid''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``No. 1 distillate and 
        No. 2 dyed distillate'' and inserting ``Distillate liquid''.
    (g) Market Survey and Consumer Protection.--Section 708 of the 
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; 
Public Law 106-469) is amended by striking ``oilheat'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``oilheat fuel''.
    (h) Violations.--Section 712(a) of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``oilheat'' and inserting 
        ``oilheat fuel''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) a direct reference to a competing product.''.
    (i) Repeal of Sunset.--Section 713 of the National Oilheat Research 
Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106-469) is 
repealed.

A: Amends the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to adjust its focus upon oilheat to a focus upon oilheat fuel.

Defines "oilheat fuel" as distillate liquid used as a fuel for nonindustrial commercial or residential space or hot water heating.

Makes technical and conforming amendments.

Revises the membership of the National Oilheat Research Alliance. Provides that, other than the public members of the Alliance, members shall be full-time managerial owners or employees of members of the oilheat fuel industry.

Revises assessment requirements. States that the assessment rate for calendar years 2008 and 2009 shall be equal to two-tenths of 1% per gallon of distillate liquid (currently, No. 1 distillate and No. 2 dyed distillate).

Declares that, beginning with calendar year 2010, the annual assessment rate shall be sufficient to cover the costs of the plans and programs developed by the Alliance.

Sets forth: (1) a maximum assessment rate; and (2) limitations on any assessment increase.

Prohibits any consumer education activity undertaken with funds derived from Alliance assessments from including a direct reference to a competing product.

Repeals the termination date for the Act (thus making it permanent).
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Advanced Technologies for 
Efficient Resource Use Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. WATERSENSE.

    (a) In General.--There is established within the Environmental 
Protection Agency a WaterSense program to identify and promote water 
efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services in order--
            (1) to reduce water use;
            (2) to reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and 
        stormwater infrastructure;
            (3) to conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and 
        treat water; and
            (4) to preserve water resources for future generations,
through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, 
products, buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest 
water efficiency and performance standards.
    (b) Duties.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall--
            (1) promote WaterSense labeled products, buildings and 
        landscapes, and services in the market place as the preferred 
        technologies and services for--
                    (A) reducing water use; and
                    (B) ensuring product and service performance;
            (2) work to enhance public awareness of the WaterSense 
        label through public outreach, education, and other means;
            (3) establish and maintain performance standards so that 
        products, buildings and landscapes, and services labeled with 
        the WaterSense label perform as well or better than their less 
        efficient counterparts;
            (4) publicize the importance of proper installation of 
        WaterSense plumbing products by a WaterSense-certified or, if 
        WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist, licensed 
        plumber or mechanical contractor, and the installation, 
        maintenance, and audit of WaterSense irrigation systems by a 
        WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal 
        performance;
            (5) preserve the integrity of the WaterSense label;
            (6) regularly review and, when appropriate, update 
        WaterSense criteria for categories of products, buildings and 
        landscapes, and services, at least once every four years;
            (7) regularly collect and make available to the public 
        summary data on the production and relative market shares of 
        WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and 
        services, at least annually;
            (8) regularly estimate and make available to the public the 
        water and energy savings attributable to the use of WaterSense 
        labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at 
        least annually;
            (9) solicit comments from interested parties and the public 
        prior to establishing or revising a WaterSense category, 
        specification, installation criterion, or other criterion (or 
        prior to effective dates for any such category, specification, 
        installation criterion, or other criterion);
            (10) provide reasonable notice to interested parties and 
        the public of any changes (including effective dates), on the 
        adoption of a new or revised category, specification, 
        installation criterion, or other criterion, along with--
                    (A) an explanation of changes; and
                    (B) as appropriate, responses to comments submitted 
                by interested parties;
            (11) provide appropriate lead time (as determined by the 
        Administrator) prior to the applicable effective date for a new 
        or significant revision to a category, specification, 
        installation criterion, or other criterion, taking into account 
        the timing requirements of the manufacturing, marketing, 
        training, and distribution process for the specific product, 
        building and landscape, or service category addressed; and
            (12) identify and, where appropriate, implement other 
        voluntary approaches, such as labeling waterless devices that 
        perform the same function as a water consuming product or 
        encouraging reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, in 
        commercial, institutional, residential, municipal, and 
        industrial sectors to improve water efficiency or lower water 
        use while meeting the performance standards established under 
        paragraph (3).
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2011, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and $50,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2013 and each year thereafter, adjusted for inflation, to carry 
out this section.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF WATER EFFICIENT PRODUCTS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 7902(a) of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Watersense product or service.--The term ``WaterSense 
        product or service'' means a product or service that is rated 
        for water efficiency under the WaterSense program.
            (3) Watersense program.--The term ``WaterSense program'' 
        means the program established by section 2 of this Act.
            (4) FEMP designated product.--The term ``FEMP designated 
        product'' means a product that is designated under the Federal 
        Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy as being 
        among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for 
        efficiency.
            (5) Product and service.--The terms ``product'' and 
        ``service'' do not include any water consuming product or 
        service designed or procured for combat or combat-related 
        missions. The terms also exclude products or services already 
        covered by the Federal procurement regulations established 
        under section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b).
    (b) Procurement of Water Efficient Products.--
            (1) Requirement.--To meet the requirements of an agency for 
        a water consuming product or service, the head of the agency 
        shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), procure--
                    (A) a WaterSense product or service; or
                    (B) a FEMP designated product.
        A WaterSense plumbing product should preferably, when possible, 
        be installed by a WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense 
        certification guidelines do not exist, licensed plumber or 
        mechanical contractor, and a WaterSense irrigation system 
        should preferably, when possible, be installed, maintained, and 
        audited by a WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to 
        ensure optimal performance.
            (2) Exceptions.--The head of an agency is not required to 
        procure a WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated 
        product under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency finds in 
        writing that--
                    (A) a WaterSense product or service or FEMP 
                designated product is not cost-effective over the life 
                of the product, taking current and future energy, 
                water, and wastewater cost savings into account; or
                    (B) no WaterSense product or service or FEMP 
                designated product is reasonably available that meets 
                the functional requirements of the agency.
            (3) Procurement planning.--The head of an agency shall 
        incorporate into the specifications for all procurements 
        involving water consuming products and systems, including guide 
        specifications, project specifications, and construction, 
        renovation, and services contracts that include provision of 
        water consuming products and systems, and into the factors for 
        the evaluation of offers received for the procurement, criteria 
        used for rating WaterSense products and services and FEMP 
        designated products. The head of an agency shall consider, to 
        the maximum extent practicable, additional measures for 
        reducing agency water consumption, including water reuse, 
        reclamation, and recycling technologies, leak detection and 
        repair, and use of waterless products that perform similar 
        functions to existing water-consuming products.
    (c) Listing of Water Efficient Products in Federal Catalogs.--
WaterSense products and services and FEMP designated products shall be 
clearly identified and prominently displayed in any inventory or 
listing of products by the General Services Administration or the 
Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services Administration and the 
Defense Logistics Agency shall supply only WaterSense products or FEMP 
designated products for all product categories covered by the 
WaterSense program or the Federal Energy Management Program, except in 
cases where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing that no 
WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is available to meet the 
buyer's functional requirements, or that no WaterSense product or FEMP 
designated product is cost-effective for the intended application over 
the life of the product, taking energy, water, and wastewater cost 
savings into account.
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall issue regulations to carry out this section.

SEC. 4. EARLY ADOPTER WATER EFFICIENT PRODUCTS INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        State government, local or county government, tribal 
        government, wastewater or sewage utility, municipal water 
        authority, energy utility, water utility, or nonprofit 
        organization that meets the requirements of subsection (b).
            (3) Incentive program.--The term ``incentive program'' 
        means a program for administering financial incentives for 
        consumer purchase and installation of residential water 
        efficient products and services as described in subsection 
        (b)(1).
            (4) Residential water efficient product or service.--The 
        term ``residential water efficient product or service'' means a 
        product or service for a single-family or multifamily residence 
        or its landscape that is rated for water efficiency and 
        performance--
                    (A) by the WaterSense program; or
                    (B) by an incentive program and approved by the 
                Administrator.
        Categories of water efficient products and services may include 
        faucets, irrigation technologies and services, point-of-use 
        water treatment devices, reuse, reclamation, and recycling 
        technologies, toilets, and showerheads.
            (5) Watersense program.--The term ``WaterSense program'' 
        means the program established by section 2 of this Act.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity shall be eligible to receive an 
allocation under subsection (c) if the entity--
            (1) establishes (or has established) an incentive program 
        to provide rebates, vouchers, other financial incentives, or 
        direct installs to consumers for the purchase and installation 
        of residential water efficient products or services;
            (2) submits an application for the allocation at such time, 
        in such form, and containing such information as the 
        Administrator may require; and
            (3) provides assurances satisfactory to the Administrator 
        that the entity will use the allocation to supplement, but not 
        supplant, funds made available to carry out the incentive 
        program.
    (c) Amount of Allocations.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), for each fiscal 
        year, the Administrator shall determine the amount to allocate 
        to each eligible entity to carry out subsection (d) taking into 
        consideration--
                    (A) the population served by the eligible entity in 
                the most recent calendar year for which data are 
                available;
                    (B) the targeted population of the eligible 
                entity's incentive program, such as general households, 
                low-income households, or first-time homeowners, and 
                the probable effectiveness of the incentive program for 
                that population;
                    (C) for existing programs, the effectiveness of the 
                incentive program in encouraging the adoption of water 
                efficient products and services; and
                    (D) any prior year's allocation to the eligible 
                entity that remains unused.
    (d) Use of Allocated Funds.--Funds allocated to an entity under 
subsection (c) may be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of 
establishing and carrying out an incentive program.
    (e) Fixture Recycling.--Entities are encouraged to promote or 
implement fixture recycling programs to manage the disposal of older 
fixtures replaced due to the incentive program under this section.
    (f) Issuance of Rebates.--Financial incentives may be provided to 
consumers that meet the requirements of the incentive program. The 
entity may issue all financial incentives directly to consumers or, 
with approval of the Administrator, delegate some or all financial 
incentive administration to other organizations including, but not 
limited to, local governments, municipal water authorities, and water 
utilities. The amount of a financial incentive shall be determined by 
the entity, taking into consideration--
            (1) the amount of the allocation to the entity under 
        subsection (c);
            (2) the amount of any Federal, State, or other 
        organization's tax or financial incentive available for the 
        purchase of the residential water efficient product or service;
            (3) the amount necessary to change consumer behavior to 
        purchase water efficient products and services; and
            (4) the consumer expenditures for onsite preparation, 
        assembly, and original installation of the product.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $50,000,000 
for fiscal year 2010, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, $150,000,000 
for fiscal year 2012, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, and 
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.

A: Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services to reduce water use, conserve energy, and preserve water resources. Sets forth the duties of the EPA Administrator for promoting, publicizing, and administering the WaterSense program.

Requires federal agencies to purchase WaterSense products or services or a Federal Energy Management Program designated product through their procurement process.

Establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation of residential water efficient products and services.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Children First SCHIP Improvement Act 
of 2002''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING USE OF RETAINED FISCAL YEAR 1998, 1999, AND 2000 
              SCHIP ALLOTMENTS THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2003.

    (a) Retained and Redistributed Allotments for Fiscal Years 1998 and 
1999.--Paragraphs (1)(B)(ii), (2)(A)(i), and (2)(A)(ii) of section 
2104(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(g)) are each 
amended by striking ``fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
2003''.
    (b) Fiscal Year 2000.--Section 2104(g)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397dd(g)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``and 1999'' and inserting 
        ``through 2000'';
            (2) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) the following:
                            ``(iii) Fiscal year 2000 allotment.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II) with respect 
                                to high unemployment States, of the 
                                amounts allotted to a State pursuant to 
                                this section for fiscal year 2000 that 
                                were not expended by the State by the 
                                end of fiscal year 2002, the amount 
                                specified in subparagraph (B) for 
                                fiscal year 2000 for such State shall 
                                remain available for expenditure by the 
                                State through the end of fiscal year 
                                2003.
                                    ``(II) Special rule for high 
                                unemployment states.--With respect only 
                                to high unemployment States (as defined 
                                in subparagraph (D)), of the amounts 
                                allotted to such a State pursuant to 
                                this section for fiscal year 2000 that 
                                were not expended by the State by the 
                                end of fiscal year 2002, all such 
                                amounts for fiscal year 2000 for such 
                                State shall remain available for 
                                expenditure by the State through the 
                                end of fiscal year 2003.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) High unemployment state defined.--For 
                purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii), the term `high 
                unemployment State' means a State that is any of the 50 
                States or the District of Columbia and that had an 
                unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) of at least 6 
                percent in each of two consecutive months in 2002.''.
    (c) Use of Unused Fiscal Year 1998 Through 2000 Funds.--Section 
2104(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(g)), as amended by subsection 
(b), is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(5) Use of unexpended fiscal years 1998 through 2000 
        allotments.--Notwithstanding any waiver granted under section 
        1115 or otherwise for the use of funds under title XIX or this 
        title that is approved as of September 30, 2002, amounts made 
        available for expenditure under this subsection to provide 
        child health assistance under this title shall be expended in 
        accordance with the following priority:
                    ``(A) First to children who are eligible for child 
                health assistance under this title.
                    ``(B) Second to children who are eligible for 
                medical assistance under title XIX.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall be 
effective as if this section had been enacted on September 30, 2002, 
and amounts under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 
et seq.) from allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2000 are  
available for expenditure on and after October 1, 2002, under the 
amendments made by this section as if this section had been enacted on 
September 30, 2002.

SEC. 3. SCHIP COVERAGE OF CHILDREN ABOVE THE MEDICAID MANDATORY LEVEL 
              FOR CERTAIN STATES MEETING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 2110(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)(I), by inserting before the 
        semicolon the following: ``, or, with respect to allotments for 
        fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2001, in the case of an 
        eligible State (as defined in paragraph (5)), whose family 
        income (as so determined) exceeds such medicaid applicable 
        income level''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Eligible state.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1)(B)(ii)(I), an eligible State is a State that, with respect 
        to the fiscal year involved, meets all of the following 
        conditions:
                    ``(A) Expanded eligibility of children under 
                medicaid.--The State's plan for medical assistance 
                under title XIX provides for eligibility for medical 
                assistance of children who are under 19 years of age 
                and whose family income does not exceed 185 percent of 
                the poverty line.
                    ``(B) Highest schip income eligibility.--The State 
                child health plan (whether implemented under this title 
                or under title XIX)--
                            ``(i) has the highest income eligibility 
                        standard permitted under this title as of 
                        January 1, 2001;
                            ``(ii) does not impose any waiting list, 
                        numerical limitation, or similar limitation on 
                        the eligibility of children for child health 
                        assistance; and
                            ``(iii) provides benefits to all children 
                        in the State who apply for and meet eligibility 
                        standards.
                    ``(C) No loss of medicaid or schip coverage due to 
                inability to pay premiums and cost-sharing.--The 
                State's plan for medical assistance under title XIX and 
                the State child health plan do deny an eligible child 
                coverage or needed care because of an inability to pay 
                premiums or cost-sharing otherwise imposed under the 
                respective plan.
                    ``(D) Uniform, simplified application form.--With 
                respect to children who are eligible for medical 
                assistance under section 1902(a)(10)(A), the State uses 
                the same uniform, simplified application form 
                (including, if applicable, permitting application other 
                than in person) for purposes of establishing 
                eligibility for benefits under this title and also 
                under title XIX.
                    ``(E) No asset test.--The State does not impose an 
                asset test for eligibility under this title or under 
                section 1902(l) with respect to children.
                    ``(F) 12-month continuous enrollment.--The State 
                has elected the option of continuing eligibility under 
                section 1902(e)(12) and has elected a 12-month period 
                under subparagraph (A) of such section and provides for 
                a similar period of continuous eligibility under the 
                State child health plan.
                    ``(G) Coordinated enrollment process.--The State's 
                enrollment process under this title is coordinated with 
                such process under title XIX so that--
                            ``(i) a family need only interact with a 
                        single agency in order to determine whether a 
                        child is eligible for benefits under this title 
                        or title XIX; and
                            ``(ii) transfers of enrollment, without a 
                        gap in coverage, automatically occur for a 
                        child in a family the income of which changes 
                        so that the child is no longer eligible for 
                        benefits under one such title but becomes 
                        eligible for benefits under the other title.
                    ``(H) Same verification and redetermination 
                policies; automatic reassessment of eligibility.--With 
                respect to children who are eligible for medical 
                assistance under section 1902(a)(10)(A), the State 
                provides for initial eligibility determinations and 
                redeterminations of eligibility using the same 
                verification policies (including policies respecting 
                face-to-face interviews), forms, and frequency as the 
                State uses for such purposes under this title, and, as 
                part of such redeterminations, provides for the 
                automatic reassessment of the eligibility of such 
                children for assistance under this title and title XIX.

A:
Children First SCHIP Improvement Act of 2002 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) extending the availability through FY 2003 of SCHIP allotments for FY 1998 through 2000; and (2) SCHIP coverage of children whose family income exceeds the Medicaid applicable income level for eligible States.
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