12 2 STA T . 2 508PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 7 5 —J UL Y 15 , 2008 thefol lo wing:‘ ‘ T he S e cr et a r ys hall p ro v i d e for the translation of s u ch application for m into at least the 10 languages ( other than E nglish ) that are most often used b y individuals applying for hos - pital insurance benefits under section 2 2 6 or 226 A and shall ma k e the translated forms available to the States and to the C ommis- sioner of Social Security .’ ’. (b) E F F ECTIV E DA TE. — The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on J anuary 1 , 2010. SEC.1 1 9 . M E DI C AR EE N R OL LMEN T ASSISTANCE. (a) A D DITI ON A LFU NDIN G FO R STATE H EALT HI N S URANCE ASSIST- ANCE P ROGRA M S.— (1) G RANTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall use amounts made available under subparagraph ( B ) to make grants to States for State health insurance assist- ance programs receiving assistance under section 43 60 of the O mnibus Budget R econciliation Act of 1 9 90. (B) FUNDING.—For purposes of making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for the transfer, from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1 8 1 7 of the Social Security Act (42 U .S.C. 139 5 i) and the Federal Supplementary M edical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t), in the same proportion as the Secretary determines under section 1853(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w – 23(f)), of $ 7,500,000 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Management Account for fiscal year 2009, to remain available until e x pended. (2) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount of a grant to a State under this subsection from the total amount made available under paragraph (1) shall be e q ual to the sum of the amount allocated to the State under paragraph (3)(A) and the amount allocated to the State under subparagraph (3)(B). (3) ALLOCATION TO STATES.— (A) ALLOCATION B ASED ON P ERCENTAGE OF LO W -INCOME BENEFICIARIES.—The amount allocated to a State under this subparagraph from 2⁄3 of the total amount made avail- able under paragraph (1) shall be based on the number of individuals who meet the requirement under subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) of section 1860D–14 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114) but who have not enrolled to receive a subsidy under such section 1860D–14 relative to the total number of individuals who meet the requirement under such subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) in each State, as esti- mated by the Secretary. (B) ALLOCATION BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF RURAL BENE- FICIARIES.—The amount allocated to a State under this subparagraph from 1 ⁄3 of the total amount made available under paragraph (1) shall be based on the number of part D eligible individuals (as defined in section 1860D– 1(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101(a)(3)(A))) residing in a rural area relative to the total number of such individuals in each State, as estimated by the Sec- retary. 42USC1395b– 3 note. 42 USC 139 6d note.
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