Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid Equivalence Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3260 To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase the payment limit under Medicaid for the Northern Mariana Islands. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 11, 2023 Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase the payment limit under Medicaid for the Northern Mar- iana Islands. 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 ‘‘Northern Mariana Is- 4 lands Medicaid Equivalence Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. INCREASING PAYMENT LIMIT UNDER MEDICAID 6 FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. 7 Section 1108(g)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 8 U.S.C. 1308(g)(2)(D)) is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 May 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3260.IH H3260 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3260 IH (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and 1 inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) through (iv)’’; 2 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 3 and 4 (3) by adding at the end the following new 5 clause: 6 ‘‘(iv) for fiscal year 2024, the amount 7 determined under subparagraph (E) with 8 respect to American Samoa for such fiscal 9 year; and’’. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:48 May 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3260.IH H3260 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB