,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ddg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f        
7legislative day1 ,february #e71        
#bjbe,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,schmitt7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title ,,xix of the ,social  
,security ,act to implement a minimum   
work requirement for able-bodied adults 
enrolled in ,state ,medicaid programs4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,jobs and ,opportunities for    
,medicaid ,act4  #b4 ,work requirements 
for able-bodied adults ,section #aijb of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking and at
 the end of paragraph 7#hf72  7,b7 by   
striking the period at the end of       
paragraph 7#hg7 and inserting 2 and2 and
  7,c7 by inserting after paragraph     
7#hg7 the following new paragraph3      
7#hh7 beginning ,january #a1 #bjbf1 not 

provide medical assistance with respect 
to a month to an able-bodied adult 7as  
defined in subsection 7uu77#b77 that has
 not met the work requirement described 
in subsection 7uu77#a7 for such month4  
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following new subsection3  7uu7 ,work   
requirement for able-,bodied adults     
7#a7 ,work requirement described ,for   
purposes of subsection 7a77#hh71 the    
work requirement described in this      
subsection with respect to an           
able-bodied adult and a month is that   
such adult satisfies at least one of the
 following with respect to such month3  
7,a7 ,the adult works #bj hours or more 
per week1 based on a monthly average4   
7,b7 ,the adult volunteers for #bj hours
 or more per week1 based on a monthly   
average4  7#b7 ,able-bodied adult       
defined ,in this subsection the term    
able-bodied adult means any individual  
who is not-- 7,a7 under #ah years of age
 or over #fe years of age2  7,b7        
medically certified as physically or    

mentally unfit for employment2  7,c7    
pregnant2  7,d7 the primary parent or   
caretaker of a dependent child under #f 
years of age2  7,e7 the primary parent  
or caretaker of a dependent child with a
 serious medical condition or           
disability1 as determined by the ,state 
agency established or designated to     
administer or supervise the             
administration of the ,state plan2  7,f7
 receiving unemployment compensation    
under ,state or ,federal law and1 as    
applicable1 complying with work         
requirements under such ,state or       
,federal law2 or  7,g7 participating in 
a drug or alcohol treatment and         
rehabilitation program 7as defined in   
section #c7;h7 of the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh74  4