Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 1397dd


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1397dd. Allotments

    (a) Appropriation; total allotment
      For the purpose of providing allotments to States under this
    section, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
    not otherwise appropriated - 
        (1) for fiscal year 1998, $4,295,000,000;
        (2) for fiscal year 1999, $4,275,000,000;
        (3) for fiscal year 2000, $4,275,000,000;
        (4) for fiscal year 2001, $4,275,000,000;
        (5) for fiscal year 2002, $3,150,000,000;
        (6) for fiscal year 2003, $3,150,000,000;
        (7) for fiscal year 2004, $3,150,000,000;
        (8) for fiscal year 2005, $4,050,000,000;
        (9) for fiscal year 2006, $4,050,000,000; and
        (10) for fiscal year 2007, $5,000,000,000.
    (b) Allotments to 50 States and District of Columbia
      (1) In general
        Subject to paragraph (4), of the amount available for allotment
      under subsection (a) of this section for a fiscal year, reduced
      by the amount of allotments made under subsection (c) of this
      section (determined without regard to paragraph (4) thereof) for
      the fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each State (other
      than a State described in such subsection) with a State child
      health plan approved under this subchapter the same proportion as
      the ratio of - 
          (A) the product of (i) the number of children described in
        paragraph (2) for the State for the fiscal year and (ii) the
        State cost factor for that State (established under paragraph
        (3)); to
          (B) the sum of the products computed under subparagraph (A).
      (2) Number of children
        (A) In general
          The number of children described in this paragraph for a
        State for - 
            (i) each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 is equal to the
          number of low-income children in the State with no health
          insurance coverage for the fiscal year;
            (ii) fiscal year 2000 is equal to - 
              (I) 75 percent of the number of low-income children in
            the State for the fiscal year with no health insurance
            coverage, plus
              (II) 25 percent of the number of low-income children in
            the State for the fiscal year; and

            (iii) each succeeding fiscal year is equal to - 
              (I) 50 percent of the number of low-income children in
            the State for the fiscal year with no health insurance
            coverage, plus
              (II) 50 percent of the number of low-income children in
            the State for the fiscal year.
        (B) Determination of number of children
          For purposes of subparagraph (A), a determination of the
        number of low-income children (and of such children who have no
        health insurance coverage) for a State for a fiscal year shall
        be made on the basis of the arithmetic average of the number of
        such children, as reported and defined in the 3 most recent
        March supplements to the Current Population Survey of the
        Bureau of the Census before the beginning of the calendar year
        in which such fiscal year begins.
      (3) Adjustment for geographic variations in health costs
        (A) In general
          For purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the "State cost factor"
        for a State for a fiscal year equal to the sum of - 
            (i) 0.15, and
            (ii) 0.85 multiplied by the ratio of - 
              (I) the annual average wages per employee for the State
            for such year (as determined under subparagraph (B)), to
              (II) the annual average wages per employee for the 50
            States and the District of Columbia.
        (B) Annual average wages per employee
          For purposes of subparagraph (A), the "annual average wages
        per employee" for a State, or for all the States, for a fiscal
        year is equal to the average of the annual wages per employee
        for the State or for the 50 States and the District of Columbia
        for employees in the health services industry (SIC code 8000),
        as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
        of Labor for each of the most recent 3 years before the
        beginning of the calendar year in which such fiscal year
        begins.
      (4) Floors and ceilings in State allotments
        (A) In general
          The proportion of the allotment under this subsection for a
        subsection (b) State (as defined in subparagraph (D)) for
        fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be
        subject to the following floors and ceilings:
          (i) Floor of $2,000,000
            A floor equal to $2,000,000 divided by the total of the
          amount available under this subsection for all such
          allotments for the fiscal year.
          (ii) Annual floor of 10 percent below preceding fiscal year's
            proportion
            A floor of 90 percent of the proportion for the State for
          the preceding fiscal year.
          (iii) Cumulative floor of 30 percent below the FY 1999
            proportion
            A floor of 70 percent of the proportion for the State for
          fiscal year 1999.
          (iv) Cumulative ceiling of 45 percent above FY 1999
            proportion
            A ceiling of 145 percent of the proportion for the State
          for fiscal year 1999.
        (B) Reconciliation
          (i) Elimination of any deficit by establishing a percentage
            increase ceiling for States with highest annual percentage
            increases
            To the extent that the application of subparagraph (A)
          would result in the sum of the proportions of the allotments
          for all subsection (b) States exceeding 1.0, the Secretary
          shall establish a maximum percentage increase in such
          proportions for all subsection (b) States for the fiscal year
          in a manner so that such sum equals 1.0.
          (ii) Allocation of surplus through pro rata increase
            To the extent that the application of subparagraph (A)
          would result in the sum of the proportions of the allotments
          for all subsection (b) States being less than 1.0, the
          proportions of such allotments (as computed before the
          application of floors under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of
          subparagraph (A)) for all subsection (b) States shall be
          increased in a pro rata manner (but not to exceed the ceiling
          established under subparagraph (A)(iv)) so that (after the
          application of such floors and ceiling) such sum equals 1.0.
        (C) Construction
          This paragraph shall not be construed as applying to (or
        taking into account) amounts of allotments redistributed under
        subsection (f) of this section.
        (D) Definitions
          In this paragraph:
          (i) Proportion of allotment
            The term "proportion" means, with respect to the allotment
          of a subsection (b) State for a fiscal year, the amount of
          the allotment of such State under this subsection for the
          fiscal year divided by the total of the amount available
          under this subsection for all such allotments for the fiscal
          year.
          (ii) Subsection (b) State
            The term "subsection (b) State" means one of the 50 States
          or the District of Columbia.
    (c) Allotments to territories
      (1) In general
        Of the amount available for allotment under subsection (a) of
      this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot 0.25
      percent among each of the commonwealths and territories described
      in paragraph (3) in the same proportion as the percentage
      specified in paragraph (2) for such commonwealth or territory
      bears to the sum of such percentages for all such commonwealths
      or territories so described.
      (2) Percentage
        The percentage specified in this paragraph for - 
          (A) Puerto Rico is 91.6 percent,
          (B) Guam is 3.5 percent,
          (C) the Virgin Islands is 2.6 percent,
          (D) American Samoa is 1.2 percent, and
          (E) the Northern Mariana Islands is 1.1 percent.
      (3) Commonwealths and territories
        A commonwealth or territory described in this paragraph is any
      of the following if it has a State child health plan approved
      under this subchapter:
          (A) Puerto Rico.
          (B) Guam.
          (C) The Virgin Islands.
          (D) American Samoa.
          (E) The Northern Mariana Islands.
      (4) Additional allotment
        (A) In general
          In addition to the allotment under paragraph (1), the
        Secretary shall allot each commonwealth and territory described
        in paragraph (3) the applicable percentage specified in
        paragraph (2) of the amount appropriated under subparagraph
        (B).
        (B) Appropriations
          For purposes of providing allotments pursuant to subparagraph
        (A), there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
        not otherwise appropriated $32,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
        $34,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, $25,200,000
        for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004, $32,400,000 for
        each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, and $40,000,000 for fiscal
        year 2007.
    (d) Repealed. Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(6) [title VIII, Sec.
      802(b)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-581
    (e) 3-year availability of amounts allotted
      Amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section for a fiscal
    year shall remain available for expenditure by the State through
    the end of the second succeeding fiscal year; except that amounts
    reallotted to a State under subsection (f) of this section shall be
    available for expenditure by the State through the end of the
    fiscal year in which they are reallotted.
    (f) Procedure for redistribution of unused allotments
      The Secretary shall determine an appropriate procedure for
    redistribution of allotments from States that were provided
    allotments under this section for a fiscal year but that do not
    expend all of the amount of such allotments during the period in
    which such allotments are available for expenditure under
    subsection (e) of this section, to States that have fully expended
    the amount of their allotments under this section.
    (g) Rule for redistribution and extended availability of fiscal
      years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 allotments
      (1) Amount redistributed
        (A) In general
          In the case of a State that expends all of its allotment
        under subsection (b) or (c) of this section for fiscal year
        1998 by the end of fiscal year 2000, or for fiscal year 1999 by
        the end of fiscal year 2001, or for fiscal year 2000 by the end
        of fiscal year 2002, or for fiscal year 2001 by the end of
        fiscal year 2003, the Secretary shall redistribute to the State
        under subsection (f) of this section (from the fiscal year
        1998, 1999, 2000, or 2001 allotments of other States,
        respectively, as determined by the application of paragraphs
        (2) and (3) with respect to the respective fiscal year) the
        following amount:
          (i) State
            In the case of one of the 50 States or the District of
          Columbia, with respect to - 
              (I) the fiscal year 1998 allotment, the amount by which
            the State's expenditures under this subchapter in fiscal
            years 1998, 1999, and 2000 exceed the State's allotment for
            fiscal year 1998 under subsection (b) of this section;
              (II) the fiscal year 1999 allotment, the amount by which
            the State's expenditures under this subchapter in fiscal
            years 1999, 2000, and 2001 exceed the State's allotment for
            fiscal year 1999 under subsection (b) of this section;
              (III) the fiscal year 2000 allotment, the amount
            specified in subparagraph (C)(i) (less the total of the
            amounts under clause (ii) for such fiscal year), multiplied
            by the ratio of the amount specified in subparagraph
            (C)(ii) for the State to the amount specified in
            subparagraph (C)(iii); or
              (IV) the fiscal year 2001 allotment, the amount specified
            in subparagraph (D)(i) (less the total of the amounts under
            clause (ii) for such fiscal year), multiplied by the ratio
            of the amount specified in subparagraph (D)(ii) for the
            State to the amount specified in subparagraph (D)(iii).
          (ii) Territory
            In the case of a commonwealth or territory described in
          subsection (c)(3) of this section, an amount that bears the
          same ratio to 1.05 percent of the total amount described in
          paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I) as the ratio of the commonwealth's or
          territory's fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, or 2001 allotment
          under subsection (c) of this section (as the case may be)
          bears to the total of all such allotments for such fiscal
          year under such subsection.
        (B) Expenditure rules
          An amount redistributed to a State under this paragraph - 
            (i) shall not be included in the determination of the
          State's allotment for any fiscal year under this section;
            (ii) notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section, with
          respect to fiscal year 1998, 1999, or 2000, shall remain
          available for expenditure by the State through the end of
          fiscal year 2004;
            (iii) notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section, with
          respect to fiscal year 2001, shall remain available for
          expenditure by the State through the end of fiscal year 2005;
          and
            (iv) shall be counted as being expended with respect to a
          fiscal year allotment in accordance with applicable
          regulations of the Secretary.
        (C) Amounts used in computing redistributions for fiscal year
          2000
          For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(III) - 
            (i) the amount specified in this clause is the amount
          specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2000,
          less the total amount remaining available pursuant to
          paragraph (2)(A)(iii);
            (ii) the amount specified in this clause for a State is the
          amount by which the State's expenditures under this
          subchapter in fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002 exceed the
          State's allotment for fiscal year 2000 under subsection (b)
          of this section; and
            (iii) the amount specified in this clause is the sum, for
          all States entitled to a redistribution under subparagraph
          (A) from the allotments for fiscal year 2000, of the amounts
          specified in clause (ii).
        (D) Amounts used in computing redistributions for fiscal year
          2001
          For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(IV) - 
            (i) the amount specified in this clause is the amount
          specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I) for fiscal year 2001,
          less the total amount remaining available pursuant to
          paragraph (2)(A)(iv);
            (ii) the amount specified in this clause for a State is the
          amount by which the State's expenditures under this
          subchapter in fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003 exceed the
          State's allotment for fiscal year 2001 under subsection (b)
          of this section; and
            (iii) the amount specified in this clause is the sum, for
          all States entitled to a redistribution under subparagraph
          (A) from the allotments for fiscal year 2001, of the amounts
          specified in clause (ii).
      (2) Extension of availability of portion of unexpended fiscal
        years 1998 through 2001 allotments
        (A) In general
          Notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section:
          (i) Fiscal year 1998 allotment
            Of the amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section
          for fiscal year 1998 that were not expended by the State by
          the end of fiscal year 2000, the amount specified in
          subparagraph (B) for fiscal year 1998 for such State shall
          remain available for expenditure by the State through the end
          of fiscal year 2004.
          (ii) Fiscal year 1999 allotment
            Of the amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this
          subsection for fiscal year 1999 that were not expended by the
          State by the end of fiscal year 2001, the amount specified in
          subparagraph (B) for fiscal year 1999 for such State shall
          remain available for expenditure by the State through the end
          of fiscal year 2004.
          (iii) Fiscal year 2000 allotment
            Of the amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section
          for fiscal year 2000 that were not expended by the State by
          the end of fiscal year 2002, 50 percent of that amount shall
          remain available for expenditure by the State through the end
          of fiscal year 2004.
          (iv) Fiscal year 2001 allotment
            Of the amounts allotted to a State pursuant to this section
          for fiscal year 2001 that were not expended by the State by
          the end of fiscal year 2003, 50 percent of that amount shall
          remain available for expenditure by the State through the end
          of fiscal year 2005.
        (B) Amount remaining available for expenditure
          The amount specified in this subparagraph for a State for a
        fiscal year is equal to - 
            (i) the amount by which (I) the total amount available for
          redistribution under subsection (f) of this section from the
          allotments for that fiscal year, exceeds (II) the total
          amounts redistributed under paragraph (1) for that fiscal
          year; multiplied by
            (ii) the ratio of the amount of such State's unexpended
          allotment for that fiscal year to the total amount described
          in clause (i)(I) for that fiscal year.
        (C) Use of up to 10 percent of retained 1998 allotments for
          outreach activities
          Notwithstanding section 1397ee(c)(2)(A) of this title, with
        respect to any State described in subparagraph (A)(i), the
        State may use up to 10 percent of the amount specified in
        subparagraph (B) for fiscal year 1998 for expenditures for
        outreach activities approved by the Secretary.
      (3) Determination of amounts
        For purposes of calculating the amounts described in paragraphs
      (1) and (2) relating to the allotment for fiscal year 1998,
      fiscal year 1999, fiscal year 2000, or fiscal year 2001, the
      Secretary shall use the amounts reported by the States not later
      than December 15, 2000, November 30, 2001, November 30, 2002, or
      November 30, 2003, respectively, on HCFA Form 64 or HCFA Form 21
      or CMS Form 64 or CMS Form 21, as the case may be,,)1(! as
      approved by the Secretary.




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