,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,hall 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1  
,mr4 ,t]ry1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,loebsack1
 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4    
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4          
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 & 
,mr4 ,:itfield7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act to     
require ,m$icaid cov]age ( optometri/s4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,optometric ,equity 9 ,m$icaid ,act4  
#b4 ,requir+ cov]age ( s]vices (        
optometri/s  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,section     
#aije7;a77#e7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7a77#e77 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ & be=e 7,b72 &   
7#b7 by ins]t+ be=e ! semicolon at ! end
 ! foll[+3 1 & 7,c7 m$ical & o!r heal?  
s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa7s77 z  
au?oriz$ by ,/ate law1 furni%$ by an    
optometri/ 7describ$ 9 section          

#ahfa7r77#d77 to ! ext5t su* s]vices may
 be p]=m$ "u ,/ate law4  7b7 ,effective 
,date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b71 ! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 %all take effect #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act &  
%all apply to s]vices furni%$ & o!r     
actions requir$ on or aft] su* date4    
7#b7 ,rule = *anges requir+ /ate        
legislation ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan =  
m$ical assi/ance "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act :i* ! ,secret>y (
 ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices det]m9es      
requires ,/ate legislation 7o!r ?an     
legislation appropriat+ funds7 9 ord] = 
! plan to meet ! additional requirem5t  
impos$ by ! am5dm5ts made by subsection 
7a71 ! ,/ate plan %all n be reg>d$ z    
fail+ to comply ) ! requirem5ts ( su*   
title solely on ! basis ( its failure to
 meet ?is additional requirem5t be=e !  
fir/ day ( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] beg9n+   
aft] ! close ( ! fir/ regul> session ( !
 ,/ate legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,= purposes ( ! 

previ\s s5t5ce1 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has
 a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> (
 su* session %all be deem$ to be a      
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
legislature4