Keep Children Covered Act of 2006 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) to: (1) establish a special rule for redistribution of unspent FY2004 allotments; (2) provide for additional allotments to eliminate FY2007 funding shortfalls remaining after redistribution of unspent FY2004 allotments; and (3) extend authority through FY2006 for qualifying states to use certain SCHIP funds for Medicaid expenditures.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3913 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3913
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate funding
shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
for fiscal year 2007.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 19, 2006
Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate funding
shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
for fiscal year 2007.
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 ``Keep Children Covered Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF SCHIP FUNDING SHORTFALLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007.
(a) In General.--Section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397dd) is amended--
(1) in each of subsections (a), (b)(1), and (c)(1), by
striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and
(h)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Special Rule for Redistribution of Unspent Fiscal Year 2004
Allotments and Additional Allotments to Eliminate Fiscal Year 2007
Funding Shortfalls.--
``(1) Special rule for redistribution of fiscal year 2004
allotments.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of a State that
expends all of its allotment under subsection (b) or
(c) of this section for fiscal year 2004 by the end of
fiscal year 2006 and is an initial shortfall State
described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall
redistribute to the State under subsection (f) of this
section (from the fiscal year 2004 allotments of other
States) the following amount:
``(i) State.--In the case of one of the 50
States or the District of Columbia, the amount
specified in subparagraph (C)(i) (less the
total of the amounts under clause (ii)),
multiplied by the ratio of the amount specified
in subparagraph (C)(ii) for the State to the
amount specified in subparagraph (C)(iii).
``(ii) Territory.--In the case of a
commonwealth or territory described in
subsection (c)(3), an amount that bears the
same ratio to 1.05 percent of the amount
specified in subparagraph (C)(i) as the ratio
of the commonwealth's or territory's fiscal
year 2004 allotment under subsection (c) bears
to the total of all such allotments for such
fiscal year under such subsection.
``(B) Initial shortfall state described.--For
purposes of subparagraph (A), an initial shortfall
State is a State with a State child health plan
approved under this title for which the Secretary
estimates, on the basis of the most recent data
available to the Secretary as of the date of the
enactment of this subsection, that the projected
Federal expenditures under such plan for such State for
fiscal year 2007 will exceed the sum of--
``(i) the amount of the State's allotments
for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 that
will not be expended by the end of fiscal year
2006; and
``(ii) the amount of the State's allotment
for fiscal year 2007.
``(C) Amounts used in computing redistributions for
fiscal year 2004 allotments.--For purposes of
subparagraph (A)(i)--
``(i) the amount specified in this clause
is the total amount of unspent fiscal year 2004
allotments available for redistribution under
subsection (f);
``(ii) the amount specified in this clause
for an initial shortfall State is the amount
the Secretary determines will eliminate the
estimated shortfall described in subparagraph
(B) for the State; and
``(iii) the amount specified in this clause
is the total sum of the amounts specified in
clause (ii) for all initial shortfall States.
``(2) Additional allotments to eliminate fiscal year 2007
funding shortfalls remaining after redistribution of unspent
fiscal year 2004 allotments.--
``(A) In general.--In addition to the allotments
provided under subsection (b) and (c) for fiscal year
2007, the Secretary shall allot to each remaining
shortfall State described in subparagraph (B) such
amount as the Secretary determines will eliminate the
estimated shortfall described in such subparagraph for
the State.
``(B) Remaining shortfall state described.--For
purposes of subparagraph (A), a remaining shortfall
State is a State (including a commonwealth or territory
described in subsection (c)(3)) with a State child
health plan approved under this title for which the
Secretary estimates, on the basis of the most recent
data available to the Secretary as of the date of the
enactment of this subsection, that the projected
federal expenditures under such plan for such State for
fiscal year 2007 will exceed the sum of--
``(i) the amount of the State's allotments
for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 that
will not be expended by the end of fiscal year
2006;
``(ii) the amount of the State's allotment
for fiscal year 2007; and
``(iii) the amount, if any, of unspent
allotments for fiscal year 2004 that are to be
redistributed to the State during fiscal year
2007 in accordance with subsection (f) and
paragraph (1).
``(C) 1-year availability; no redistribution of
unexpended additional allotments.--Notwithstanding
subsections (e) and (f), amounts allotted to a
remaining shortfall State pursuant to this paragraph
shall only remain available for expenditure by the
State through September 30, 2007. Any amounts of such
allotments that remain unexpended as of such date shall
not be subject to redistribution under subsection (f)
and shall revert to the Treasury on October 1, 2007.
``(D) Appropriation; allotment authority.--For the
purpose of providing additional allotments to remaining
shortfall States under this paragraph there is
appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary for
fiscal year 2007.''.
(b) Extending Authority for Qualifying States to Use Certain Funds
for Medicaid Expenditures.--Section 2105(g)(1)(A) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``or
2005'' and inserting ``2005, or 2006''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section apply to
items and services furnished on or after October 1, 2006, without
regard to whether or not regulations implementing such amendments have
been issued.
(d) Period of Effectiveness.--Section 2104(h)(2) of the Social
Security Act (as added by subsection (a)) shall terminate on September
30, 2007, and shall be considered to have expired notwithstanding
section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 (2 U.S.C. 907).
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9727)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9727-9728)
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