H.R. 2172 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2172 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2019Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. Soto) 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 remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals. 1. Removing matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (a) In general Section 1935(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–5(e)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: and the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be 100 percent for expenditures under such plan that are attributable to this subsection and the additional amounts provided under paragraph (3). (b) Conforming amendment Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by striking section 1933(d) and inserting sections 1933(d) and 1935(e)(1)(B). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts expended for fiscal periods beginning on or after October 1, 2019.