,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eiih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjba,mr4 ,griffi? 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,de,gette1 & ,mr4 ,gu?rie7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices to issue guidance on 
au?orities available to ,/ates "u !     
,/ate ,m$icaid programs "u title ,,xix (
 ! ,social ,security ,act to ext5d      
waiv]s grant$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy
 p]iod beyond su* p]iod4  #a4 ,,hhs     
guidance to ,/ates on au?orities to     
ext5d ,m$icaid ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy      
waiv]s beyond ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy     
p]iod ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #ca1 #bjbb1 !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
%all issue guidance to ! ,/ates t-- 7#a7
 describes em]g5cy waiv] au?orities     
pursuant to section #aace ( ! ,social   
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e71 or any o!r em]g5cy waiv] or
 flexibility1 us$ by ,/ates "u ! ,/ate  

,m$icaid programs "u title ,,xix ( su*  
,act dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9    
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( su* ,act2 &
  7#b7 describes ! ext5t to :i* & h[ su*
 au?orities & flexibilities may be      
ext5d$ or o!rwise adopt$ at ! option ( a
 ,/ate aft] su* em]g5cy p]iod ?r\gh a   
,/ate plan am5dm5t1 or o!r waiv]        
au?ority1 "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social    
,security ,act4