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 PUBLIC LAW 106-170—DEC. 17, 1999 113 STAT. 1891 "(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—For each fiscal year in which the total amount appropriated to carry out this section exceeds the total amount appropriated to carry out this section in the preceding fiscal year, the Commissioner shall increase each minimum payment under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the total amount so appropriated to carry out this section. "(e) ANNUAL REPORT. —Each protection and advocacy system that receives a payment under this section shall submit an annual report to the Commissioner and the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel established under section 101(f) of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 on the services provided to individuals by the system. "(f) FUNDING.— "(1) ALLOCATION OF PAYMENTS.— Payments under this section shall be made from amounts made available for the administration of title II and amounts made available for the administration of title XVI, and shall be allocated among those amounts as appropriate. "(2) CARRYOVER.— Any amounts allotted for payment to a protection and advocacy system under this section for a fiscal year shall remain available for payment to or on behalf of the protection and advocacy system until the end of the succeeding fiscal year. "(g) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: "(1) COMMISSIONER.— The term 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of Social Security. "(2) DISABLED BENEFICIARY.—The term 'disabled beneficiary' has the meaning given that term in section 1148(k)(2). "(3) PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM.— The term 'protection and advocacy system' means a protection and advocacy system established pursuant to part C of title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.). "(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2004.". TITLE II—EXPANDED AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES SEC. 201. EXPANDE«^G STATE OPTIONS UNDER THE MEDICAID PRO- GRAM FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) STATE OPTION TO ELIMINATE INCOME, ASSETS, AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES BUYING INTO MEDICAID.— Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)) is amended— (A) in subclause (XIII), by striking "or" at the end; (B) in subclause (XIV), by adding "or" at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: "(XV) who, but for earnings in excess of the limit established under section 1905(q)(2)(B), would be considered to be receiving supplemental security income, who is at least 16, but less than

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