Territory Federal Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2217 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to treat each territory as one of the 50 States for purposes of calculating the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 26, 2021 Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to treat each territory as one of the 50 States for purposes of calculating the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Territory Federal 4 Matching Requirement Equity Act of 2021’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2217.IH H2217 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2217 IH SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF STATUTORY FMAP LIMITATION FOR 1 TERRITORIES. 2 Section 1905(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 3 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘with re- 4 spect to calendar quarters ending on or before September 5 30, 2021,’’ before ‘‘the Federal medical assistance per- 6 centage’’. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 May 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2217.IH H2217 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS