§ 657p. Outreach regarding health insurance options available to children
(a)
Definitions
In this section—
(1)
the terms “Administration” and “Administrator” means the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively;
(2)
the term “certified development company” means a development company participating in the program under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.);
(3)
the term “Medicaid program” means the program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
(4)
the term “Service Corps of Retired Executives” means the Service Corps of Retired Executives authorized by section
637
(b)(1) of this title;
(6)
the term “small business development center” means a small business development center described in section
648 of this title;
(7)
the term “State” has the meaning given that term for purposes of title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.);
(8)
the term “State Children’s Health Insurance Program” means the State Children’s Health Insurance Program established under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.);
(10)
the term “women’s business center” means a women’s business center described in section
656 of this title.
(b)
Establishment of task force
(1)
Establishment
There is established a task force to conduct a nationwide campaign of education and outreach for small business concerns regarding the availability of coverage for children through private insurance options, the Medicaid program, and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
(2)
Membership
The task force shall consist of the Administrator, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the Treasury.
(3)
Responsibilities
The campaign conducted under this subsection shall include—
(A)
efforts to educate the owners of small business concerns about the value of health coverage for children;
(B)
information regarding options available to the owners and employees of small business concerns to make insurance more affordable, including Federal and State tax deductions and credits for health care-related expenses and health insurance expenses and Federal tax exclusion for health insurance options available under employer-sponsored cafeteria plans under section
125 of title
26;
(4)
Implementation
In carrying out this subsection, the task force may—
(5)
Website
The Administrator shall ensure that links to information on the eligibility and enrollment requirements for the Medicaid program and State Children’s Health Insurance Program of each State are prominently displayed on the website of the Administration.
(6)
Report
(A)
In general
Not later than 2 years after February 4, 2009, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the nationwide campaign conducted under paragraph (1).