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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Smuggling 
Eradication Act of 2002''.

          TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.

SEC. 102. IMPROVED MARKING AND LABELING.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 5723 (relating to marks, 
labels, and notices) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, if any,'' and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Such marks, 
        labels, and notices shall include marks and notices relating to 
        the following:
            ``(1) Identification.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations that require each manufacturer or importer of 
        tobacco products to legibly print a unique serial number on all 
        packages of tobacco products manufactured or imported for sale 
        or distribution. Such serial number shall be designed to enable 
        the Secretary to identify the manufacturer or importer of the 
        product, and the location and date of manufacture or 
        importation. The Secretary shall determine the size and 
        location of the serial number.
            ``(2) Marking requirements for exports.--Each package of a 
        tobacco product that is exported shall be marked for export 
        from the United States. The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations to determine the size and location of the mark and 
        under what circumstances a waiver of this paragraph shall be 
        granted.''.
    (b) Sales on Indian Reservations.--Section 5723 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(f) Sales on Indian Reservations.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall promulgate regulations that 
require that each package of a tobacco product that is sold on an 
Indian reservation (as defined in section 403(9) of the Indian Child 
Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202(9)) be 
labeled as such. Such regulations shall include requirements for the 
size and location of the label.
    ``(g) Definition of Package.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `package' means the innermost sealed container irrespective of the 
material from which such container is made, in which a tobacco product 
is placed by the manufacturer and in which such tobacco product is 
offered for sale to a member of the general public.''.

SEC. 103. WHOLESALERS REQUIRED TO HAVE PERMIT.

    Section 5712 (relating to application for permit) is amended by 
inserting ``, wholesaler,'' after ``manufacturer''.

SEC. 104. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.

    Subsection (a) of section 5713 (relating to issuance of permit) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Issuance.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person shall not engage in business as 
        a manufacturer, wholesaler, or importer of tobacco products or 
        as an export warehouse proprietor without a permit to engage in 
        such business. Such permit shall be issued in such form and in 
        such manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, to 
        every person properly qualified under sections 5711 and 5712. A 
        new permit may be required at such other time as the Secretary 
        shall by regulation prescribe.
            ``(2) Conditions.--The issuance of a permit under this 
        section shall be conditioned upon the compliance with the 
        requirements of this chapter and the Contraband Cigarette 
        Trafficking Act (18 U.S.C. chapter 114), and any regulations 
        issued pursuant to such statutes.''.

SEC. 105. RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED.

    Section 5741 (relating to records to be maintained) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'',
            (2) by inserting ``every wholesaler,'' after ``every 
        importer,'',
            (3) by striking ``such records'' and inserting ``records 
        concerning the chain of custody of the tobacco products and 
        such other records'', and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Retailers.--Retailers shall maintain records of receipt of 
tobacco products, and such records shall be available to the Secretary 
for inspection and audit. An ordinary commercial record or invoice 
shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection if such record shows 
the date of receipt, from whom tobacco products were received, and the 
quantity of tobacco products received.''.

SEC. 106. REPORTS.

    Section 5722 (relating to reports) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Reports By Export Warehouse Proprietors.--
            ``(1) In general.--Prior to exportation of tobacco products 
        from the United States, the export warehouse proprietor shall 
        submit a report (in such manner and form as the Secretary may 
        by regulation prescribe) to enable the Secretary to identify 
        the shipment and assure that it reaches its intended 
        destination.
            ``(2) Agreements with foreign governments.--Notwithstanding 
        section 6103 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to 
        enter into agreements with foreign governments to exchange or 
        share information contained in reports received from export 
        warehouse proprietors of tobacco products if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary believes that such agreement 
                will assist in--
                            ``(i) ensuring compliance with the 
                        provisions of this chapter or regulations 
                        promulgated thereunder, or
                            ``(ii) preventing or detecting violations 
                        of the provisions of this chapter or 
                        regulations promulgated thereunder, and
                    ``(B) the Secretary obtains assurances from such 
                government that the information will be held in 
                confidence and used only for the purposes specified in 
                clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
        No information may be exchanged or shared with any government 
        that has violated such assurances.''.

SEC. 107. FRAUDULENT OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5762 (relating to 
fraudulent offenses) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), 
respectively.
    (b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--Section 
5762 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c),
            (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``or (b)'' after ``(a)'', and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--It 
shall be unlawful--
            ``(1) for any person to engage in the business as a 
        manufacturer or importer of tobacco products or cigarette 
        papers and tubes, or to engage in the business as a wholesaler 
        or an export warehouse proprietor, without filing the bond and 
        obtaining the permit where required by this chapter or 
        regulations thereunder;
            ``(2) for a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler permitted 
        under this chapter intentionally to ship, transport, deliver, 
        or receive any tobacco products from or to any person other 
        than a person permitted under this chapter or a retailer, 
        except a permitted importer may receive foreign tobacco 
        products from a foreign manufacturer or a foreign distributor 
        that have not previously entered the United States;
            ``(3) for any person (other than the original manufacturer 
        of such tobacco products or an export warehouse proprietor 
        authorized to receive any tobacco products that have previously 
        been exported and returned to the United States) to receive any 
        tobacco products that have previously been exported and 
        returned to the United States;
            ``(4) for any export warehouse proprietor intentionally to 
        ship, transport, sell, or deliver for sale any tobacco products 
        to any person other than the original manufacturer of such 
        tobacco products, another export warehouse proprietor, or a 
        foreign purchaser;
            ``(5) for any person (other than a manufacturer or an 
        export warehouse proprietor permitted under this chapter) 
        intentionally to ship, transport, receive, or possess, for 
        purposes of resale, any tobacco product in packages marked 
        pursuant to regulations issued under section 5723, other than 
        for direct return to a manufacturer for repacking or for re-
        exportation or to an export warehouse proprietor for re-
        exportation;
            ``(6) for any manufacturer, importer, export warehouse 
        proprietor, or wholesaler permitted under this chapter to make 
        intentionally any false entry in, to fail willfully to make 
        appropriate entry in, or to fail willfully to maintain properly 
        any record or report that such person is required to keep as 
        required by this chapter or the regulations promulgated 
        thereunder; and
            ``(7) for any person to alter, mutilate, destroy, 
        obliterate, or remove any mark or label required under this 
        chapter upon a tobacco product held for sale, except pursuant 
        to regulations of the Secretary authorizing relabeling for 
        purposes of compliance with the requirements of this section or 
        of State law.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall, 
upon conviction, be fined as provided in section 3571 of title 18, 
United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (c) Intentionally Defined.--Section 5762 is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(d) Definition of Intentionally.--For purposes of this section 
and section 5761, the term `intentionally' means doing an act, or 
omitting to do an act, deliberately, and not due to accident, 
inadvertence, or mistake, regardless of whether the person knew that 
the act or omission constituted an offense.''.

SEC. 108. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    Subsection (a) of section 5761 (relating to civil penalties) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``willfully'' and inserting 
        ``intentionally'', and
            (2) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 109. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Export Warehouse Proprietor.--Subsection (i) of section 5702 
(relating to definition of export warehouse proprietor) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``or any person engaged in 
the business of exporting tobacco products from the United States for 
purposes of sale or distribution. Any duty free store that sells, 
offers for sale, or otherwise distributes to any person in any single 
transaction more than 30 packages of cigarettes, or its equivalent for 
other tobacco products as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, 
shall be deemed an export warehouse proprietor under this chapter''.
    (b) Retailer; Wholesaler.--Section 5702 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(p) Retailer.--The term `retailer' means any dealer who sells, or 
offers for sale, any tobacco product at retail. The term `retailer' 
includes any duty-free store that sells, offers for sale, or otherwise 
distributes at retail in any single transaction 30 or less packages, or 
its equivalent for other tobacco products.
    ``(q) Wholesaler.--The term `wholesaler' means any person engaged 
in the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale, 
or any person acting as an agent or broker for any person engaged in 
the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale.''.

SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on January 1, 
2003.

    TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2341 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``60,000'' and inserting 
                ``30,000'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``or importer'' after ``as a 
                manufacturer'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `tobacco product' means cigars, cigarettes, 
        smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco (as such terms are defined 
        in section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and
            ``(7) the term `contraband tobacco product' means a 
        quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 
        30,000 cigarettes as determined by regulation, which bear no 
        evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes in 
        the State where such tobacco products are found, if such State 
        requires a stamp, impression, or other indication to be placed 
        on packages or other containers of product to evidence payment 
        of tobacco taxes.''
    (b) Unlawful Acts.--Section 2342 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or contraband tobacco 
        products'' before the period;
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person--
            ``(A) knowingly to make any false statement or 
        representation with respect to the information required by this 
        chapter to be kept in the records or reports of any person who 
        ships, sells, or distributes--
                    ``(i) any quantity of cigarettes in excess of 
                30,000 in a single transaction or in a series of 
                related transactions, or
                    ``(ii) tobacco products in such equivalent 
                quantities as shall be determined by regulation, or
            ``(B) knowingly to fail to maintain records or reports, 
        alter or obliterate required markings, or interfere with any 
        inspection, required under this chapter, with respect to such 
        quantity of cigarettes or other tobacco products.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to transport 
tobacco products under a false bill of lading or without any bill of 
lading.''.
    (c) Recordkeeping.--Section 2343 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,'';
            (2) by amending the last sentence of subsection (a) to read 
        as follows: ``Except as provided in subsection (c) of this 
        section, nothing contained herein shall authorize the Secretary 
        to require reporting under this section.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Any person who ships, sells, or distributes tobacco 
products for resale in interstate commerce, whereby such tobacco 
products are shipped into a State taxing the sale or use of such 
tobacco products or who advertises or offers tobacco products for such 
sale or transfer and shipment shall--
            ``(A) first file with the tobacco tax administrator of the 
        State into which such shipment is made or in which such 
        advertisement or offer is disseminated, a statement setting for 
        the person's name, and trade name (if any), and the address of 
        the person's principal place of business and of any other place 
        of business; and
            ``(B) not later than the 10th of each calendar month, file 
        with the tobacco tax administrator of the State into which such 
        shipment is made a memorandum or a copy of the invoice covering 
        each and every shipment of tobacco products made during the 
        previous calendar month into such State; the memorandum or 
        invoice in each case to include the name and address of the 
        person to whom the shipment was made, the brand, and the 
        quantity thereof.
    ``(2) The fact that any person ships or delivers for shipment any 
tobacco products shall, if such shipment is into a State in which such 
person has filed a statement with the tobacco tax administrator under 
paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, be presumptive evidence that such 
tobacco products were sold, shipped, or distributed for resale by such 
person.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `use' in addition to its ordinary meaning, 
        means consumption, storage, handling, or disposal of tobacco 
        products; and
            ``(B) the term `tobacco tax administrator' means the State 
        official authorized to administer tobacco tax laws of the 
        State.''.
    (d) Penalties.--Section 2344 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or (c)'' after 
        ``section 2342(b)'' and by inserting ``or (c)'' after section 
        2343(a)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Any contraband cigarettes or contraband tobacco products 
involved in any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be 
subject to seizure and forfeiture, and all provisions of section 
9703(o) of title 31, United States Code, shall, so far as applicable, 
extend to seizures and forfeitures under the provisions of this 
chapter.''
    (e) Repeal.--The Act of October 19, 1949, entitled ``An Act to 
assist States in collecting sales and use taxes on cigarettes'', 63 
Stat. 884 (chapter 10A of title 15, U.S.C.), is hereby repealed.
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Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act of 2002 - Amends chapter 52 (Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes) of the Internal Revenue Code to require all packages of tobacco products to carry a unique legibly printed serial number by which the Secretary of the Treasury can identify the manufacturer or importer and the location and date of manufacture or importation. Requires tobacco products sold on Indian reservations to be labeled as such.Requires a tobacco wholesaler to have a permit and to maintain certain records.Requires export warehouse proprietors to file certain reports with the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into certain tobacco related information agreements with foreign countries.Establishes new offenses relating to the distribution of tobacco.Raises the $1,000 civil penalty under chapter 52 to $10,000.Amends the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act to: (1) expand the applicability of such Act from cigarettes only to "tobacco product" (cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco); (2) define "contraband tobacco product" as a quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 30,000 cigarettes (currently, 60,000) which bear no evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes; (3) establish new unlawful acts; and (4) require additional recordkeeping.Repeals Federal law provisions concerning reports required to State tobacco tax administrators by individuals engaged in interstate cigarette commerce.


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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.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SSI Savers Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RESOURCE LIMITS; INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) Increase in Resource Limits.--Section 1611(a)(3) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' the last place it appears; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and to $7,500 on January 1, 
                2011'' before the period; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' the last place it appears; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and to $5,000 on January 1, 
                2011'' before the period.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 1611(a)(3) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1382(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Adjustment for inflation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Whenever dollar amounts 
                        in effect under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of 
                        this subsection are increased by a percentage 
                        under section 1617, each of the dollar amounts 
                        in effect under this paragraph shall be 
                        increased by the same percentage, and rounded 
                        to the closest multiple of $100.
                            ``(ii) Requirement.--Each adjustment under 
                        clause (i) shall be based on the unrounded 
                        amount for the prior 12-month period.''.

SEC. 3. LIMITED EXCLUSION FROM RESOURCES OF CERTAIN DEFERRED 
              COMPENSATION AND EDUCATION SAVINGS ARRANGEMENTS.

    Section 1613 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382b) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (16), by striking the period and 
                inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (16) the 
                following:
            ``(17) if the individual is not described in section 
        1611(e)(1)(B) of this Act, the value of any assets in a plan, 
        contract, or account, annuity, or trust described in section 
        401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408, 408A, 414(d), 457(b), or 
        501(c)(18) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any retirement 
        program or account included in any successor or similar 
        provision that may be enacted and determined to be exempt from 
        tax under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other 
        retirement plan, contract, account, annuity, or trust, as 
        determined in the sole discretion of the Commissioner, except 
        that if the individual has attained 65 years of age, the total 
        amount excluded under this paragraph shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) $50,000 (or, if greater, the amount 
                determined under subsection (f) of this section) if the 
                individual does not have an eligible spouse; or
                    ``(B) $75,000 (or, if greater, the amount 
                determined under such subsection (f)) if the individual 
                has an eligible spouse; and
            ``(18) if the individual has not attained 65 years of age, 
        the value of--
                    ``(A) any funds in a qualified tuition program (as 
                defined in section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986) or in a Coverdell education savings account (as 
                defined in section 530 of such Code);
                    ``(B) any other education program, contract, or 
                account, as determined in the sole discretion of the 
                Commissioner; and
                    ``(C) any individual development account 
                established pursuant to the Assets for Independence Act 
                or section 333B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
                Development Act, or under an individual development 
                account program administered by a Federal agency.''; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Adjustment for Inflation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whenever dollar amounts in effect under 
        paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of section 1611(a) are increased 
        by a percentage under section 1617, each of the dollar amounts 
        in effect under subsection (a)(17) of this section shall be 
        increased by the same percentage, and rounded to the closest 
        multiple of $100.
            ``(2) Requirement.--Each adjustment under paragraph (1) 
        shall be based on the unrounded amount for the prior 12-month 
        period.''.

SEC. 4. INCOME RULES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN DEFERRED COMPENSATION 
              ARRANGEMENTS.

    (a) Imputation of Income in Certain Cases.--Section 1612 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

 ``Imputation of Income From Certain Deferred Compensation Arrangements

    ``(c)(1) If the aggregate value of the assets described in section 
1613(a)(17) of an eligible individual who has attained 65 years of age 
and is not described in section 1611(e)(1)(B) exceeds--
            ``(A) $10,000 (or, if greater, the amount determined under 
        paragraph (2) of this subsection) if the individual does not 
        have an eligible spouse; or
            ``(B) $15,000 (or, if greater, the amount determined under 
        such paragraph (2)) if the individual has an eligible spouse,
but does not exceed the dollar amount in effect with respect to the 
individual under section 1613(a)(17), the assets shall be considered 
income in an amount equal to the annuity value of the assets (as 
determined under regulations of the Commissioner of Social Security).
    ``(2)(A) Whenever dollar amounts in effect under paragraphs (1)(A) 
and (2)(A) of section 1611(a) are increased by a percentage under 
section 1617, each of the dollar amounts in effect under paragraph (1) 
of this subsection shall be increased by the same percentage, and 
rounded to the closest multiple of $100.
    ``(B) Each adjustment under paragraph (1) shall be based on the 
unrounded amount for the prior 12-month period.''.
    (b) Exclusion of One-Third of Distributions.--Section 1612(b) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(26) one-third of the value of any assets described in 
        section 1613(a)(17) distributed to such individual (or such 
        spouse).''.

SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT SSI RECIPIENTS APPLY FOR 
              PERIODIC PAYMENTS FROM CERTAIN DEFERRED COMPENSATION 
              ARRANGEMENTS.

    Section 1611(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(e)(2)) is amended by inserting ``(other than payments from a plan, 
contract, account, annuity, or trust referred to in section 
1613(a)(17))'' after ``section 1612(a)(2)(B)''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to benefits for 
calendar months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
answer:

SSI Savers Act of 2010 - Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase resource limits for aged, blind, or disabled individuals who do not have an eligible spouse; (2) require an inflation adjustment for such individuals, regardless of whether a spouse is eligible; (3) provide a limited exclusion from resources of certain deferred compensation and education savings arrangements; (4) set forth income rules imputing income from certain deferred compensation arrangements; and (5) eliminate the requirement that SSI recipients apply for periodic payments from certain deferred compensation arrangements.