S.Amdt. 2991

SA 2991. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Bingaman,
and Mr. Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 436, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

SEC. 2008. PERMITTING STATES TO ENSURE COVERAGE WITHOUT A 5-
YEAR DELAY OF LAWFULLY RESIDING NONCITIZEN
NONPREGNANT ADULTS UNDER MEDICAID.

(a) State Option.--
(1) In general.--Section 1903(v)(4)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(4)(A)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
(i) by striking ``children and pregnant women'' and
inserting ``individuals''; and
(ii) by striking ``either or both'' and inserting ``any or
all''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) Other lawfully residing individuals.--Individuals
who are not described in clause (i) or (ii).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
take effect on January 1, 2014.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Effective as if enacted on
October 1, 2009, subparagraph (H) of section 2107(e)(1) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended
by striking ``Paragraph (4) of section 1903(v)'' and
inserting ``Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1903(v)(4)''.
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