,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,gene ,green of ,texas introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act to  
require #ab-month continuous coverage   
under the ,state ,children's ,health    
,insurance ,program4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring
 ,continuous ,coverage under ,,schip    
,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,requirement of     
#ab-month continuous coverage under     
,,schip  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#bajb7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;bb7b77 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#f7 ,requirement for       
#ab-month continuous eligibility ,in the
 case of a ,state child health plan that
 provides child health assistance under 
this title through a means other than   
described in section #baja7;a77#b71 the 

plan shall provide for implementation   
under this title of the #ab-month       
continuous eligibility option described 
in section #aijb7;e77#ab7 for targeted  
low-income children whose family income 
is below #bjj percent of the poverty    
line4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,in 
section #baje7;a77#d7 of such ,act1     
strike subparagraph 7,a7 and redesignate
 the following subparagraphs            
accordingly4  7c7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to determinations 7and            
redeterminations7 of eligibility made on
 or after the date of the enactment of  
this ,act4