To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 531 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

Calendar No. 182
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 531

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 26, 2003

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the
availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENDING AVAILABILITY OF SCHIP ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS
1998 THROUGH 2001.

(a) Retained and Redistributed Allotments for Fiscal Years 1998 and
1999.--Paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (2)(A)(ii) of section 2104(g) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(g)) are each amended by striking
``fiscal year 2002'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2004''.
(b) Extension and Revision of Retained and Redistributed Allotments
for Fiscal Year 2000.--
(1) Permitting and extending retention of portion of fiscal
year 2000 allotment.--Paragraph (2) of such section 2104(g) is
amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``and 1999'' and
inserting ``through 2000''; and
(B) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(iii) Fiscal year 2000 allotment.--Of the
amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this
section for fiscal year 2000 that were not
expended by the State by the end of fiscal year
2002, 50 percent of that amount shall remain
available for expenditure by the State through
the end of fiscal year 2004.''.
(2) Redistributed allotments.--Paragraph (1) of such
section 2104(g) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or for
fiscal year 2000 by the end of fiscal year 2002,''
after ``fiscal year 2001,'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1998 or
1999'' and inserting ``1998, 1999, or 2000'';
(C) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(i) by striking ``or'' at the end of
subclause (I),
(ii) by striking the period at the end of
subclause (II) and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new subclause:
``(III) the fiscal year 2000
allotment, the amount specified in
subparagraph (C)(i) (less the total of
the amounts under clause (ii) for such
fiscal year), multiplied by the ratio
of the amount specified in subparagraph
(C)(ii) for the State to the amount
specified in subparagraph (C)(iii).'';
(D) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``or
1999'' and inserting ``, 1999, or 2000'';
(E) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``with respect
to fiscal year 1998 or 1999'';
(F) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
(i) by inserting ``with respect to fiscal
year 1998, 1999, or 2000,'' after ``subsection
(e),''; and
(ii) by striking ``2002'' and inserting
``2004''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) Amounts used in computing redistributions for
fiscal year 2000.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A)(i)(III)--
``(i) the amount specified in this clause
is the amount specified in paragraph
(2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2000, less the
total amount remaining available pursuant to
paragraph (2)(A)(iii);
``(ii) the amount specified in this clause
for a State is the amount by which the State's
expenditures under this title in fiscal years
2000, 2001, and 2002 exceed the State's
allotment for fiscal year 2000 under subsection
(b); and
``(iii) the amount specified in this clause
is the sum, for all States entitled to a
redistribution under subparagraph (A) from the
allotments for fiscal year 2000, of the amounts
specified in clause (ii).''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--Such section 2104(g) is further
amended--
(A) in its heading, by striking ``and 1999'' and
inserting ``, 1999, and 2000''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``or fiscal year 1999'' and
inserting ``, fiscal year 1999, or fiscal year
2000''; and
(ii) by striking ``or November 30, 2001''
and inserting ``November 30, 2001, or November
30, 2002'', respectively.
(c) Extension and Revision of Retained and Redistributed Allotments
for Fiscal Year 2001.--
(1) Permitting and extending retention of portion of fiscal
year 2001 allotment.--Paragraph (2) of such section 2104(g), as
amended in subsection (b)(1)(B), is further amended--
(A) in the heading, by striking ``2000'' and
inserting ``2001''; and
(B) by adding at the end of subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(iv) Fiscal year 2001 allotment.--Of the
amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this
section for fiscal year 2001 that were not
expended by the State by the end of fiscal year
2003, 50 percent of that amount shall remain
available for expenditure by the State through
the end of fiscal year 2005.''.
(2) Redistributed allotments.--Paragraph (1) of such
section 2104(g), as amended in subsection (b)(2), is further
amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or for
fiscal year 2001 by the end of fiscal year 2003,''
after ``fiscal year 2002,'';
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999, or
2000'' and inserting ``1999, 2000, or 2001'';
(C) in subparagraph (A)(i)--
(i) by striking ``or'' at the end of
subclause (II),
(ii) by striking the period at the end of
subclause (III) and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following
new subclause:
``(IV) the fiscal year 2001
allotment, the amount specified in
subparagraph (D)(i) (less the total of
the amounts under clause (ii) for such
fiscal year), multiplied by the ratio
of the amount specified in subparagraph
(D)(ii) for the State to the amount
specified in subparagraph (D)(iii).'';
(D) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``or
2000'' and inserting ``2000, or 2001'';
(E) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of
clause (ii);
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as
clause (iv); and
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the
following new clause:
``(iii) notwithstanding subsection (e),
with respect to fiscal year 2001, shall remain
available for expenditure by the State through
the end of fiscal year 2005; and''; and
(F) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) Amounts used in computing redistributions for
fiscal year 2001.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A)(i)(IV)--
``(i) the amount specified in this clause
is the amount specified in paragraph
(2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2001, less the
total amount remaining available pursuant to
paragraph (2)(A)(iv);
``(ii) the amount specified in this clause
for a State is the amount by which the State's
expenditures under this title in fiscal years
2001, 2002, and 2003 exceed the State's
allotment for fiscal year 2001 under subsection
(b); and
``(iii) the amount specified in this clause
is the sum, for all States entitled to a
redistribution under subparagraph (A) from the
allotments for fiscal year 2001, of the amounts
specified in clause (ii).''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--Such section 2104(g) is further
amended--
(A) in its heading, by striking ``and 2000'' and
inserting ``2000, and 2001''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking ``or fiscal year 2000'' and
inserting ``fiscal year 2000, or fiscal year
2001''; and
(ii) by striking ``or November 30, 2002,''
and inserting ``November 30, 2002, or November
30, 2003,'', respectively.
(d) Effective Date.--This section, and the amendments made by this
section, shall be effective as if this section had been enacted on
September 30, 2002, and amounts under title XXI of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) from allotments for fiscal years 1998
through 2000 are available for expenditure on and after October 1,
2002, under the amendments made by this section as if this section had
been enacted on September 30, 2002.

Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2003.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 182

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 531

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the
availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

_______________________________________________________________________

June 26, 2003

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar