S.Amdt. 1604

SA 1604. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. APPLICATION OF MEDICAID ASSET VERIFICATION PROGRAM
TO ALL CATEGORIES OF APPLICANTS FOR MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--Section 1940(b)(1)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w(b)(1)(A)) is amended by
striking ``on the basis of being aged, blind, or disabled''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Phase-in Implementation.--
(1) In general.--During the 180 day period that begins on
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall require States to submit and
implement an asset verification program under section 1940 of
the Social Security Act (as amended by subsection (a)) in
such manner as is designed to result in the application of
such programs, in the aggregate for all such States, to
enrollment of approximately, but not less than, the following
percentage of enrollees, in the aggregate for all such
States, by the end of the fiscal year involved:
(A) 12.5 percent by the end of fiscal year 2018.
(B) 25 percent by the end of fiscal year 2019.
(C) 50 percent by the end of fiscal year 2020.
(D) 75 percent by the end of fiscal year 2021.
(E) 100 percent by the end of fiscal year 2022.
(2) Consideration.--In selecting States under paragraph
(1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult
with the States involved and take into account the
feasibility of implementing asset verification programs in
each such State.
(3) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be
construed as preventing a State from requesting, and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving, the
implementation of an asset verification program in advance of
the deadline otherwise established under such paragraph.
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