MEDICAID FUNDING FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

SEC. 211. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. Section 1108(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “and (5)” and inserting “, (5), and (14)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(14) Additional increase for the northern mariana islands.— “(A) In general.—The Secretary shall increase the total amount otherwise determined under this subsection for the Northern Mariana Islands for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on September 30, 2024, by $27,100,000. “(B) Special rules.—The increase described in subparagraph (A)— “(i) shall apply to the total amount certified by the Secretary under title XIX for payment to the Northern Mariana Islands for services attributable to fiscal year 2023 or 2024, notwithstanding that payments for any such services are made by the Northern Mariana Islands in fiscal year 2025; and “(ii) shall be in addition to the amount calculated under paragraph (2) for the Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and shall not be taken into account in calculating an amount under paragraph (2) for the Northern Mariana Islands for fiscal year 2025 or a subsequent fiscal year.” .