S.Amdt. 2726

SA 2726. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 19 of the bill, strike lines 19 through 22, and insert the following:

SEC. 203. REPEAL OF STATE OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE PREMIUMS AND COST SHARING AND FLEXIBILITY IN BENEFIT PACKAGES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

(a) Repeal of State Option for Alternative Premiums and Cost Sharing.--

(1) Repeal.--Section 1916A of the Social Security Act, as added by sections 6041(a), 6042(a), and 6043(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, is repealed.

(2) Conforming amendments.--

(A) Subsection (y) of section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b), as added by section 6043(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, is repealed.

(B) Section 1916 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) is amended--

(i) in subsection (f), by striking “and section 1916A” after “(b)(3)”; and

(ii) by striking subsection (h).

(C) Section 1938(c) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 6082 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, is amended--

(i) in paragraph (3), by striking “and 1916A”; and

(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking “sections 1916 and 1916A” and inserting “section 1916”.

(b) Repeal of State Option of Providing Benchmark Benefit Packages.--

(1) Repeal.--Section 1937 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 6044(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, is repealed.

(2) Conforming amendments.--

(A) Sections 1938 and 1939 of the Social Security Act, as added and redesignated, respectively, by section 6082 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, are redesignated as sections 1937 and 1938, respectively, of the Social Security Act.

(B) 1937(b)(3) of the Social Security Act, as redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended by inserting “(as added by section 6044(a) of S. 1932 of the 109th Congress, as passed by the Senate on December 21, 2005)”.

(c) Effective Date.--The repeals and amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

SEC. 203A. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 2104(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) is amended--

(1) in paragraph (9), by striking “$4,050,000,000” and inserting “$6,550,000,000”; and

(2) in paragraph (10), by striking “$5,000,000,000” and inserting “$7,500,000,000”.

(b) Funds in Addition to Funds Provided to Eliminate Fiscal Year 2006 Shortfalls.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall carry out subsection (d) of section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(d)), as added by section 6101(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, (including the determination of a State's allotment for fiscal year 2006 under paragraph (2)(C) of that subsection), without regard to the amendment made by subsection (a)(1) providing increased funding for State allotments for fiscal year 2006.