S.Amdt. 261

SA 261. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus)
to the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 723, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
(3) Dedication of enhanced funds for coverage of low-income
americans.--The increases in the FMAP for a State under this
section shall not apply with respect to any expenditures for
a fiscal year quarter occurring during the recession
adjustment period for medical assistance provided to
individuals under a State plan under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (including under any waiver under such title or
under section 1115 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1315) and including
such expenditures that would be paid from a State allotment
under title XXI of such Act) whose family income exceeds the
State median income, as determined by the American Community
Survey and as updated as necessary by the Secretary for the
fiscal year. The limitation under the preceding sentence
shall not apply with respect to any expenditures for such a
fiscal year quarter for providing medical assistance under
such a State plan for individuals described in section
1937(a)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-7(a)(2)(B)).
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