,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bagb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,miss
 ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico 7for   
herself1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4     
,soto7 introduced the following bill2   
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 individuals4  #a4 ,removing  
matching requirement for a territory to 
use specially allocated ,federal funds  
for ,medicare covered part ,d drugs for 
low-income individuals  7a7 ,in general 
,section #aice7;e77#a77;,b7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acifu-#e7;e77#a77;,b77 is amended by   
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 and the ,federal medical 
assistance percentage shall be #ajj     
percent for expenditures under such plan

 that are attributable to this          
subsection and the additional amounts   
provided under paragraph 7#c74  7b7     
,conforming amendment ,section #aije7;b7
 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77 is amended by     
striking section #aicc7;d7 and inserting
 sections #aicc7;d7 and                 
#aice7;e77#a77;,b74  7c7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall apply to amounts expended for     
fiscal periods beginning on or after    
,october #a1 #bjai4