,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #c71        
#bjbb,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4  
,menendez7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xxi of the ,social  
,security ,act to disregard ,state      
expenditures on health services         
initiatives to increase access to       
behavioral health services for children 
in schools for purposes of the          
reimbursement limitation on expenditures
 under the ,children's ,health          
,insurance ,program that are not related
 to ,medicaid or health insurance       
assistance4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,,chip ,school     
,behavioral ,health ,incentive ,act4    
#b4 ,disregard of ,state expenditures on
 health services initiatives to increase
 access to behavioral health services   
for children in schools for purposes of 

the ,,chip reimbursement limitation on  
expenditures not used for medicaid or   
health insurance assistance ,section    
#baje7;c77#b7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;ee7c77#b77 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,d7       
,disregard of expenditures for health   
services initiative for behavioral      
health services in schools  7i7 ,in     
general ,beginning with the first fiscal
 year that begins after the date of     
enactment of this subparagraph 7or1 if  
earlier1 the fiscal year in which       
guidance issued by the ,secretary to    
implement this subparagraph takes       
effect71 the amount of any expenditures 
described in clause 7ii7 for a fiscal   
year shall be disregarded for purposes  
of applying the limitation under        
subparagraph 7,a7 for such fiscal year1 
except that in no case shall the amount 
of payment that may be made under       
subsection 7a7 for a fiscal year for    
expenditures subject to such limitation 

7including expenditures described in    
clause 7ii77 exceed #ae percent4  7ii7  
,expenditures described ,expenditures   
described in this clause are            
expenditures by a ,state to implement or
 operate a health services initiative   
under the ,state child health plan under
 this title that would improve the      
health of children by increasing access 
to behavioral health services in        
schools4  4