,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,mr4  
,sablan 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1  
,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1     
,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,miss             
,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide   
for greater transparency and information
 with respect to ,federal expenditures  
under the ,medicaid and ,,chip programs 
in the territories of the ,united       
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,medicaid and ,,chip ,territory     
,transparency and ,information ,act4    
#b4 ,publication of information on      
,federal expenditures under ,medicaid   
and ,,chip in the territories ,not later
 than #ahj days after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
publish1 and periodically update1 on the

 ,internet site of the ,centers for     
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services          
information on ,medicaid and ,,chip     
carried out in the territories of the   
,united ,states4 ,such information shall
 include1 with respect to each such     
territory--  7#a7 the income levels     
established by the territory for        
purposes of eligibility of an individual
 to receive medical assistance under    
,medicaid or child health assistance    
under ,,chip2  7#b7 the number of       
individuals enrolled in ,medicaid and   
,,chip in such territory2  7#c7 any     
,state plan amendments in effect to     
carry out ,medicaid or ,,chip in such   
territory2  7#d7 any waiver of the      
requirements of title ,,xix or title    
,,xxi issued by the ,secretary to carry 
out ,medicaid or ,,chip in the          
territory1 including a waiver under     
section #aaae of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acae71 any         
application for such a waiver1 and any  
documentation related to such           

application 7including correspondence72 
7#e7 the amount of the ,federal and     
non-,federal share of expenditures under
 ,medicaid and ,,chip in such territory2
  7#f7 the systems in place for the     
furnishing of health care items and     
services under ,medicaid and ,,chip in  
such territory2  7#g7 the design of     
,,chip in such territory2 and  7#h7     
other information regarding the carrying
 out of ,medicaid and ,,chip in the     
territory that is published on such     
,internet site with respect to carrying 
out ,medicaid and ,,chip in each ,state 
and the ,district of ,columbia4  #c4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,chip 
,the term ,,chip means the ,state       
,children's ,health ,insurance ,program 
under title ,,xxi of the ,social        
,security ,act4  7#b7 ,medicaid ,the    
term ,medicaid means the ,medicaid      
program under title ,,xix of the ,social
 ,security ,act4  7#c7 ,territory ,the  
term territory of the ,united ,states   
includes ,puerto ,rico1 the ,virgin     

,islands of the ,united ,states1 ,guam1 
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and    
,american ,samoa4