,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1          
#bjai,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto    
,rico 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 treat ,puerto ,rico as
 one of the #ej ,states for purposes of 
calculating the ,federal medical        
assistance percentage under the         
,medicaid program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,puerto  
,rico ,federal ,matching ,requirement   
,equity ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,removal of 
statutory ,,fmap limitation for ,puerto 
,rico  7a7 ,in general ,section         
#aije7;b77#b7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7b77#b77 is  
amended by striking ,puerto ,rico14  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendment made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to medical assistance furnished in      
calendar quarters beginning on or after 

,october #a1 #bjai4