PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 519 SEC. 4726. INCREASE IN PAYMENT LIMITATION FOR TERRITORIES. Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— (1) in subsection (f), by striking "The" and inserting "Subject to subsection (g), the"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(g) MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO TERRITORIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 AND THEREAFTER. — "(1) FISCAL YEAR 1998.—With respect to fiscal year 1998, the amounts otherwise determined for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa under subsection (f) for such fiscal year shall be increased by the following amounts: "(A) For Puerto Rico, $30,000,000. "(B) For the Virgin Islands, $750,000. " (C) For Guam, $750,000. "(D) For the Northern Mariana Islands, $500,000. "(E) For American Samoa, $500,000. "(2) FISCAL YEAR 1999 AND THEREAFTER. — Notwithstanding subsection (f), with respect to fiscal year 1999 and any fiscal year thereafter, the total amount certified by the Secretary under title XDC for payment to— "(A) Puerto Rico shall not exceed the sum of the amount provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for the 12-month period ending in March preceding the beginning of the fisced year, rounded to the nearest $100,000; "(B) the Virgin Islands shall not exceed the sum of the amount provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in subparagraph (A), rounded to the nearest $10,000; "(C) Guam shall not exceed the sum of the amount provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in subparagraph (A), rounded to the nearest $10,000; "(D) the Northern Mariana Islands shall not exceed the sum of the amount provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in subparagraph (A), rounded to the nearest $10,000; and "(E) American Samoa shall not exceed the sum of the amount provided in this subsection for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in subparagraph (A), rounded to the nearest $10,000.". CHAPTER 4—ELIGIBILITY SEC 4731. STATE OPTION OF CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR 12 MONTHS; CI.ARIFICATION OF STATE OPTION TO COVER CHILDREN. (a) CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY OPTION. —Section 1902(e) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(12) At the option of the State, the plan may provide that an individual who is under an age specified by the State (not
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