,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjbj,ms4 
,barragn 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 allow ,states to      
expand income eligibility standards     
under the ,children's ,health ,insurance
 ,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,state option to expand income          
eligibility standards under ,children's 
,health ,insurance ,program ,section    
#baaj7;b77#a77;,b77ii7 of the ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acig;jj7b77#a77;,b77ii77 is amended--  
7#a7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking or
 at the end2  7#b7 in subclause 7,,iii71
 by striking and at the end and         
inserting or2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subclause 7,,iii7 the following   
new subclause3  7,,iv7 at the option of 
the ,state1 whose family income exceeds 
the maximum income level otherwise      

established for children under the      
,state child health plan as of the date 
of the enactment of this subclause2 and 
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