,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ae1       
#bjag,mr4 ,emmer 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,lewis of ,minnesota1 ,mr4 ,peterson1   
and ,mr4 ,paulsen7 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 provide for an
 exception to the reduction to ,state   
allotments under the ,children's ,health
 ,insurance ,program for fiscal year    
#bjah4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,state ,,chip           
,flexibility ,act of #bjag4  #b4        
,exception to reduction to ,state ,,chip
 allotments for fiscal year #bjah       
,clause 7iv7 of section                 
#bajd7m77#b77;,b7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acig;dd7m77#b77;,b77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3 ,the   
previous sentence shall not apply in the
 case of any such amounts that remain so

 available for fiscal year #bjah to the 
extent that such amounts are with       
respect to expenditures of the ,state   
incurred during any quarter in fiscal   
year #bjag for which the ,state could   
have submitted a claim for ,federal     
financial participation either under the
 ,state child health plan or1 pursuant  
to section #baje7;g71 under the ,state  
plan under title ,,xix1 and submitted   
such claim for ,federal financial       
participation under the ,state child    
health plan after ,september #cj1 #bjag1
 but before ,december #ca1 #bjag44