(Sec. 2) Amends NSLA to provide a limited waiver of a confidentiality requirement, for persons directly connected with the administration of a State plan for Medicaid or SCHIP, for the purpose of identifying children eligible for benefits under, and enrolling children in, any such plan. Makes such waiver applicable with respect to the agency from which the information would be obtained only if the State and the agency so elect.
(Sec. 3) Amends CNA provisions for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC program) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to establish a demonstration project, in not more than 40 local agencies in not fewer than two States, under which costs of nutrition services and administration (under the WIC program) shall include the costs of identification of children eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of children in, State plans for Medicaid and SCHIP. Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate for Congress the costs associated with implementing such project, including Federal and State costs per child enrolled in such State plans.
(Sec. 3(sic)) Amends NSLA to direct the Secretary to make grants to States to carry out State plans to involve eligible entities in the identification of children eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of children in, State plans for Medicaid and SCHIP. Provides that the following are eligible entities: (1) a school or school food authority participating in the school lunch program under NSLA; (2) an institution participating in the child and adult care food program under NSLA; (3) a local agency participating in the WIC program under CNA; or (4) any other nongovernmental social service provider. Includes the WIC demonstration project established under this Act among authorized uses of such grant funds. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide a specified amount of funds to the Secretary for each of FY 2000 through 2003. Entitles and directs the Secretary to accept such funds, without further Act of appropriation.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2807 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2807
To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 to promote identification of children eligible for benefits under,
and enrollment of children in, the Medicaid and State Children's Health
Insurance programs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 8, 1999
Ms. Carson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 to promote identification of children eligible for benefits under,
and enrollment of children in, the Medicaid and State Children's Health
Insurance programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SCHIP Improvement Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. LIMITED WAIVER OF CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT.
Section 9(b)(2)(C)(iii) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1758(b)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (II), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(IV) a person directly connected with the administration
of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a State child health plan under title
XXI of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) for the purpose of
identifying children eligible for benefits under, and enrolling
children in, any such plan, except that this subclause shall
apply with respect to the agency from which the information
would be obtained only if the State and the agency so elect.''.
SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) In General.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(q) Demonstration Project Relating to Use of WIC Funds for
Identification and Enrollment of Children in Certain Health Programs.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
demonstration project in not more than 40 local agencies in not
fewer than 2 States under which costs of nutrition services and
administration (as defined in subsection (b)(4)) shall include
the costs of identification of children eligible for benefits
under, and enrollment of children in--
``(A) a State plan under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
``(B) a State child health plan under title XXI of
that Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
``(2) Report on evaluation of costs.--Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to
Congress a report evaluating the costs associated with
implementation of the demonstration project, including an
evaluation of the Federal and State costs per child enrolled in
a State plan described in paragraph (1).
``(3) Termination of authority.--The authority provided by
this subsection terminates September 30, 2003.''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``(4)'' and all that
follows through ``means'' and inserting ``(4) `Costs of
nutrition services and administration' or `nutrition services
and administration' means''; and
(2) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by striking ``costs incurred
by State and local agencies for nutrition services and
administration'' and inserting ``costs of nutrition services
and administration incurred by State and local agencies''.
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ENROLLMENT EFFORTS.
Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Grants for Identification and Enrollment Efforts.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
States to carry out State plans to involve eligible entities
described in paragraph (2) in the identification of children
eligible for benefits under, and enrollment of children in--
``(A) a State plan under title XIX of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.); and
``(B) a State child health plan under title XXI of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
``(2) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity referred to in
paragraph (1) is--
``(A) a school or school food authority
participating in the school lunch program under this
Act;
``(B) an institution participating in the child and
adult care food program under section 17;
``(C) a local agency participating in the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and
children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); or
``(D) any other nongovernmental social service
provider.
``(3) Use of funds for wic demonstration project.--The
authorized uses of grant funds under this subsection shall
include carrying out the demonstration project under section
17(q) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(q)).
``(4) Funding.--Out of any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
provide to the Secretary to carry out this subsection
$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003. The
Secretary shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall
accept the funds, without further Act of appropriation.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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