,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,rulli 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 and 
,mr4 ,carey7 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 extend renewal
 periods for certain home and           
community-based services waivers and    
,state plan amendments under the        
,medicaid program4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medicaid
 ,empowerment ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,extending renewal periods for certain  
home and community-based services       
waivers and ,state plan amendments under
 ,medicaid ,section #aiae of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifn7  
is amended--  7#a7 in subsection        
7c77#c71 by inserting 7or1 with respect 
to extensions of waivers beginning on or
 after the date of the enactment of the 
,medicaid ,empowerment ,act of #bjbe1   

#aj-year periods7 after five-year       
periods2  7#b7 in subsection 7h77#b71 by
 inserting 7or1 with respect to         
extensions of waivers under subsection  
7c7 beginning on or after the date of   
the enactment of the ,medicaid          
,empowerment ,act of #bjbe1 #aj-year    
periods7 after #e-year periods2 and     
7#c7 in subsection 7i77#g77;,c71 by     
inserting 7or1 with respect to renewals 
of elections beginning on or after the  
date of the enactment of the ,medicaid  
,empowerment ,act of #bjbe1 #aj-year    
terms7 after #e-year terms4