,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajfba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,griffith 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,rulli1 ,mr4 ,bentz1 and ,mr4           
,bilirakis7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the    
,social ,security ,act to increase the  
,state share of recovery under laws     
relating to false or fraudulent claims  
under the ,medicaid program4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,medicaid ,fraud ,fighting and ,taxpayer
 ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,increasing     
,state share of recovery under law      
relating to false or fraudulent claims  
7a7 ,in general ,section #aiji7;a7 of   
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;h7a77 is amended by     
striking #aj percentage points and      
inserting #be percentage points4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply with respect to

 amounts recovered under a ,state action
 brought on or after the date of the    
enactment of this section4