,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mrs4
 ,dingell introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title ,,xvi of the ,social        
,security ,act to treat certain         
individuals receiving child's insurance 
benefits as receiving supplemental      
security income benefits for purposes of
 determining ,medicaid eligibility4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,childhood ,disability ,benefits   
,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,treating certain  
individuals receiving child's insurance 
benefits as receiving supplemental      
security income benefits for purposes of
 determining medicaid eligibility  7a7  

,in general ,section #afcd7;c7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#achc;c7c77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7c7 ,any individual entitled  
to child's insurance benefits which are 
payable under section #bjb7;d7 shall be 
treated for purposes of title ,,xix as  
receiving benefits under this title so  
long as such individual would be        
eligible for benefits under this title  
in the absence of such child's insurance
 benefits4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendment made by this section shall    
apply with respect to any determination 
or redetermination of eligibility for   
medical assistance under a ,state plan  
7or a waiver of such plan7 under title  
,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 made on or    
after the date of the enactment of this 
section4