S.Amdt. 60

SA 60. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Cochran) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 76, after line 23, add the following:

SEC. 116. ASSURING COVERAGE OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN.

Section 2105(c) (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(c)), as amended by section 601(a)(1), is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(12) No payments to any state for expenditures for child health assistance or health benefits coverage for individuals whose gross family income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line until at least 90 percent of all united states eligible children whose gross family income does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line are enrolled in medicaid or chip .--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or title XIX, for fiscal year quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2009, no payments shall be made to any State under subsection (a)(1) or section 1903(a) on the basis of the enhanced FMAP for providing child health assistance or health benefits coverage for any individual whose gross family income (as defined by the Secretary) exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line for any fiscal year quarter that begins before the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that at least 90 percent of all children in the United States whose gross family income (as so defined) does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line, and who are eligible for child health assistance under a State child health plan under this title or for medical assistance under a State plan under title XIX (or under a waiver of such plans), are enrolled in such plans.”.