(a) Limitation on total payments to each territory
(1) In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter (except for paragraph (2) of this subsection), the total amount certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under subchapters I, X, XIV, and XVI of this chapter, under parts A and E of subchapter IV of this chapter, and under subsection (b) of this section, for payment to any territory for a fiscal year shall not exceed the ceiling amount for the territory for the fiscal year.
(2) Certain payments disregarded Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be applied without regard to any payment made under section
603 (a)(2),
603 (a)(4),
603 (a)(5),
606, or
613 (f) of this title.
(b) Entitlement to matching grant
(1) In general Each territory shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary for each fiscal year a grant in an amount equal to 75 percent of the amount (if any) by which
(A) the total expenditures of the territory during the fiscal year under the territory programs funded under parts A and E of subchapter IV of this chapter, including any amount paid to the State under part A of subchapter IV of this chapter that is transferred in accordance with section
604 (d) of this title and expended under the program to which transferred; exceeds
(B) the sum of
(i) the amount of the family assistance grant payable to the territory without regard to section
609 of this title; and
(ii) the total amount expended by the territory during fiscal year 1995 pursuant to parts A and F of subchapter IV of this chapter (as so in effect), other than for child care.
(2) Appropriation
Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal years 1997 through 2003, such sums as are necessary for grants under this paragraph.
(c) Definitions As used in this section:
(1) Territory
The term territory means Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
(2) Ceiling amount
The term ceiling amount means, with respect to a territory and a fiscal year, the mandatory ceiling amount with respect to the territory, reduced for the fiscal year in accordance with subsection (e)1 of this section, and reduced by the amount of any penalty imposed on the territory under any provision of law specified in subsection (a) of this section during the fiscal year.
(3) Family assistance grant The term family assistance grant has the meaning given such term by section
603 (a)(1)(B) of this title.
(4) Mandatory ceiling amount The term mandatory ceiling amount means
(A) $107,255,000 with respect to Puerto Rico;
(B) $4,686,000 with respect to Guam;
(C) $3,554,000 with respect to the Virgin Islands; and
(D) $1,000,000 with respect to American Samoa.
(5) Total amount expended by the territory The term total amount expended by the territory
(A) does not include expenditures during the fiscal year from amounts made available by the Federal Government; and
(B) when used with respect to fiscal year 1995, also does not include
(i) expenditures during fiscal year 1995 under subsection (g) or (i) of section 602 of this title (as in effect on September 30, 1995); or
(ii) any expenditures during fiscal year 1995 for which the territory (but for this section, as in effect on September 30, 1995) would have received reimbursement from the Federal Government.
(f) Total amount certified under subchapter XIX Subject to subsection (g) of this section and section
1396u–5 (e)(1)(B) of this title, the total amount certified by the Secretary under subchapter XIX of this chapter with respect to a fiscal year for payment to
(1) Puerto Rico shall not exceed
(A) $116,500,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
(B) for each succeeding fiscal year the amount provided in this paragraph 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 twelve-month period ending in March preceding the beginning of the fiscal year, rounded to the nearest $100,000;
(2) the Virgin Islands shall not exceed
(A) $3,837,500 for fiscal year 1994, and
(B) for each succeeding fiscal year the amount provided in this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in paragraph (1)(B), rounded to the nearest $10,000;
(3) Guam shall not exceed
(A) $3,685,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
(B) for each succeeding fiscal year the amount provided in this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in paragraph (1)(B), rounded to the nearest $10,000;
(4) Northern Mariana Islands shall not exceed
(A) $1,110,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
(B) for each succeeding fiscal year the amount provided in this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in paragraph (1)(B), rounded to the nearest $10,000; and
(5) American Samoa shall not exceed
(A) $2,140,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
(B) for each succeeding fiscal year the amount provided in this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year increased by the percentage increase referred to in paragraph (1)(B), rounded to the nearest $10,000.
(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) of this section 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) of this section and subject to paragraph (3), with respect to fiscal year 1999 and any fiscal year thereafter, the total amount certified by the Secretary under subchapter XIX of this chapter 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 fiscal 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.
(3) Fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for certain insular areas The amounts otherwise determined under this subsection for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa for fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007 shall be increased by the following amounts:
(A) For Puerto Rico, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(B) For the Virgin Islands, $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(C) For Guam, $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(D) For the Northern Mariana Islands, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
(E) For American Samoa, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
Such amounts shall not be taken into account in applying paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2007 but shall be taken into account in applying such paragraph for fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fiscal years.
