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 114 STAT. 3166 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—APR. 13, 2000 (2) in its introduction, the stated purpose of the draft MAC Guide is to provide information for schools, State Medicaid agencies, HCFA staff, and other interested parties on the existing requirements for claiming Federal funds under the Medicaid Program for the costs of administrative activities, such as Medicaid outreach, that are performed in the school setting associated with school-based health services programs, (b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE. — It is the sense of the House that— (1) many school-based health programs provide a broad range of services that are covered by Medicaid, affording access to care for children who otherwise might well go without needed services; (2) such programs also can play a powerful role in identify- ing and enrolling children who are eligible for Medicaid, as well as the State Children's Health Insurance programs; (3) undue administrative burdens may be placed on school districts and States and deter timely application approval; (4) the Health Care Financing Administration should substantially revise the current draft MAC Guide because it appears to promulgate new rules that place excessive administrative burdens on participating school districts; (5) the goal of the revised guide should be to encourage the appropriate use of Medicaid school-based services without undue administrative burdens; and (6) the best way to ensure the continued viability of Medicaid school-based services is to guarantee that the guidelines are fair and responsible. SEC. 322. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON ASSET-BUILDING FOR THE WORK- ING POOR. (a) FINDINGS.— -The House finds that— (1) 33 percent of all American households and 60 percent of African American households have either no financial assets or negative financial assets; (2) 46.9 percent of children in America live in households with no financial assets, including 40 percent of Caucasian children and 75 percent of African i^erican children; (3) incentives, including individual development accounts, are tools demonstrating success at empowering low-income workers; (4) middle and upper income Americans currently benefit from tax incentives for building assets; and (5) the Federal Government should utilize the Federal tax code to provide low-income Americans with incentives to work and build assets in order to permanently escape poverty. (b) SENSE OF THE HOUSE. — It is the sense of the House that the provisions of this resolution assume that Congress should modify the Federal tax law to include Individual Development Account provisions in order to encourage low-income workers and their families to save for buying a first home, starting a business, obtaining an education, or taking other measures to prepare for the future. SEC. 323. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE NATION'S EMERGENCY FIRST-RESPONDERS. (a) FINDINGS.— The House finds that—

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