123STA T .47PUBLIC LA W 111 – 3 —FE B.4 , 2 0 0 9(1)EVALU A TION.—TheS e cr e ta r ys ha l lc ondu ct ,b y g rant, contract, or i nteragency agree m ent, a com p rehensi v e, inde - pendent evaluation o f the option provided under the amend- ments made by subsection (a). Such evaluation shall include an analysis of the effectiveness of the option, and shall include— ( A ) obtaining a statistically valid sample of the children w ho were enrolled in the State M edicaid plan or the State CHIP plan through reliance on a finding made by an E x press L ane agency and determining the percentage of children who were erroneously enrolled in such plans
( B ) determining whether enrolling children in such plans through reliance on a finding made by an Express Lane agency improves the ability of a State to identify and enroll low-income, uninsured children who are eligible but not enrolled in such plans; (C) evaluating the administrative costs or savings related to identifying and enrolling children in such plans through reliance on such findings, and the extent to which such costs differ from the costs that the State otherwise would have incurred to identify and enroll low-income, uninsured children who are eligible but not enrolled in such plans; and ( D ) any recommendations for legislative or administra- tive changes that would improve the effectiveness of enrolling children in such plans through reliance on such findings. ( 2 ) REP O R TTO C ON G RE S S.— N ot later than September 30 , 2012, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1). (3) F UN D ING.— (A) IN GENERAL.— O ut of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the evaluation under this subsection $5 ,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 200 9 through 2012. (B) BUDGET AUT H ORIT Y .—Subparagraph (A) constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Act and rep- resents the obligation of the Federal G overnment to provide for the payment of such amount to conduct the evaluation under this subsection. (c) ELECTRONIC TRANS M ISSION O F INFORMATION.—Section 1902 ( 4 2 U .S.C. 139 6 a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection
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‘(dd) ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION.—If the State agency determining eligibility for medical assistance under this title or child health assistance under title X XI verifies an element of eligibility based on information from an Express Lane Agency (as defined in subsection (e)(13)(F)), or from another public agency, then the applicant ’ s signature under penalty of per j ury shall not be re q uired as to such element. Any signature requirement for an application for medical assistance may be satisfied through an electronic signature, as defined in section 1 7 10(1) of the Govern- ment Paperwor k Elimination Act (44 U.S.C. 3504 note). The require- ments of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1137(d)(2) may be met through evidence in digital or electronic form.’’. (d) AUTHORI Z ATION OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.— Recom me nda-ti on s.S tatistics. Gr ants. C ontracts.
