S.Amdt. 3084

SA 3084. Mr. AKAKA (for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr.
Bingaman) 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. MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY 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 medicaid),
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--
``(i) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association
between the Government of the United States and the
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, approved by
Congress in the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2003;
``(ii) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association
between the Government of the United States and the
Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, approved
by Congress in the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act
of 2003; or
``(iii) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association
between the Government of the United States and the
Government of Palau, approved by Congress in Public Law 99-
658 (100 Stat. 3672).''.
(b) Qualified Alien.--Section 431(b) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996 (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).''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1108 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
(1) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and inserting
``subsections (g) and (h)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) The limitations of subsections (f) and (g) shall not
apply with respect to medical assistance provided to an
individual described in section 431(b)(8) of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to
benefits and assistance provided on or after that date.
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