S.Amdt. 3051

SA 3051. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 976, to amend the XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title I of the House amendment to the text, add the following:

SEC. 117. COVER LOW-INCOME KIDS FIRST.

Section 2105(c) (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)), as amended section 601(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(13) No payments for expenditures for child health assistance or health benefits coverage for individuals whose gross family income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line unless at least 95 percent of eligible low-income children enrolled.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2008, no payments shall be made to a State under subsection (a)(1), or any other provision of this title, for any fiscal year quarter that begins prior to the date on which the State demonstrates to the Secretary that the State has enrolled in the State child health plan at least 95 percent of the low-income children who reside in the State and are eligible for child health assistance under this State child health plan with respect to any expenditures for providing child health assistance or health benefits coverage for any individual whose gross family income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line.”.