,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #edag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #c1 #bjbd,mr4 
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tillis7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xix
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act to add a    
,m$icaid ,/ate plan requirem5t ) respect
 to ! det]m9ation ( resid5cy ( c]ta9    
individuals s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c>e = ,milit>y ,kids ,act4  #b4        
,m$icaid ,/ate plan requirem5t = det]m9+
 resid5cy & cov]age = milit>y families  
,section #aijb ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#hf71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9     
p>agraph 7#hg71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]
 p>agraph 7#hg7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  
7#hh7 beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbh1 provide1
 ) respect to an active duty relocat$   
individual 7z def9$ 9 subsection        

7uu77#a77-- 7,a7 t1 9 det]m9+           
eligibility = m$ical assi/ance "u !     
,/ate plan 7or waiv] ( su* plan71 !     
relocation describ$ 9 su* subsection is 
deem$ to be a tempor>y abs5ce = purposes
 ( p>agraph 7#c7 ( section #dce4djc7;j7 
( title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations
 7or any successor regulation72  7,b7 t 
if1 at ! "t ( su* relocation1 su* active
 duty relocat$ individual is on a home &
 community-bas$ s]vices wait+ li/ 7z    
def9$ 9 subsection 7uu77#b771 su*       
individual rema9s on su* li/ until-- 7i7
 ! ,/ate completes an assessm5t & r5d]s 
a decision ) respect to ! eligibility ( 
su* individual to receive ! relevant    
home & community-bas$ s]vices at ! "t a 
slot = su* s]vices becomes available &1 
9 ! case su* decision is a d5ial ( su*  
eligibility1 su* individual has exhau/$ 
! individual's opportunity = a fair he>+
 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#c7 ( section 
#dce4djc7;j7 ( title #db1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7or any successor         
regulation72 or  7ii7 su* individual    

elects to be remov$ f su* li/2 &  7,c7  
paym5t = m$ical assi/ance furni%$ "u !  
,/ate plan 7or a waiv] ( ! plan7 to su* 
active duty relocat$ individual 9 !     
tempor>y relocation ,/ate 7z ref]r$ to 9
 subsection 7uu77#a77 9 accordance ) su*
 guidance z ! ,secret>y may issue to    
ensure access to su* assi/ance4  2 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subsection3  7uu7 ,active duty relocat$ 
individual2 home & community-,bas$      
s]vices wait+ li/ ,= purposes (         
subsection 7a77#hh7 & ?is subsection3   
7#a7 ,active duty relocat$ individual ,!
 t]m active duty relocat$ individual    
means an individual enroll$ "u ! ,/ate  
plan 7or waiv] ( su* plan7-- 7,a7 :o--  
7i7 is a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces engag$ 9 
active duty s]vice & is tempor>ily      
relocat$ 7z specifi$ by ! ,secret>y7 to 
ano!r ,/ate 79 ?is subsection ref]r$ to 
z ! tempor>y relocation ,/ate7 by reason
 ( su* s]vice2  7ii7 at any po9t dur+ ! 
prec$+ #a-ye> p]iod1 0 su* a memb] s    
engag$ 9 su* s]vice & 0 tempor>ily      

relocat$ to ! tempor>y relocation ,/ate 
by reason ( su* s]vice1 b is no long] s 
engag$ 9 su* s]vice 7includ+ by reason (
 retirem5t f su* s]vice72 or  7iii7 is a
 dep5d5t 7z def9$ by ! ,secret>y7 ( a   
memb] describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 7ii7 :o  
tempor>ily relocates to ! tempor>y      
relocation ,/ate ) su* memb]2 &  7,b7   
:o-- 7i7 0 receiv+ home & community-bas$
 s]vices 7z def9$ 9 section             
#ihag7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,am]ican ,rescue 
,plan ,act ( #bjba7 at ! "t ( su*       
relocation2 or  7ii7 if ! ,/ate ma9ta9s 
a home & community-bas$ s]vices wait+   
li/1 0 on su* home & community-bas$     
s]vices wait+ li/ at ! "t ( su*         
relocation4  7#b7 ,home & community-bas$
 s]vices wait+ li/ ,! t]m home &        
community-bas$ s]vices wait+ li/ means1 
9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has a limit on !   
numb] ( individuals :o may receive home 
& community-bas$ s]vices "u section     
#aaae7;a7 or section #aiae7;c71 a li/   
ma9ta9$ by su* ,/ate ( individuals :o h 
appli$ to receive su* s]vices "u ei!r   

su* section b = :om ! ,/ate has n yet   
complet$ an assessm5t & r5d]$ a decision
 ) respect to ! eligibility ( su*       
individuals to receive ! relevant home &
 community-bas$ s]vices at ! "t a slot =
 su* s]vices becomes available due to   
su* limit4  4