Number of children

(A) In general The number of children described in this paragraph for a State for— (i) each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 is equal to the number of low-income children in the State with no health insurance coverage for the fiscal year; (ii) fiscal year 2000 is equal to— (I) 75 percent of the number of low-income children in the State for the fiscal year with no health insurance coverage, plus (II) 25 percent of the number of low-income children in the State for the fiscal year; and (iii) each succeeding fiscal year is equal to— (I) 50 percent of the number of low-income children in the State for the fiscal year with no health insurance coverage, plus (II) 50 percent of the number of low-income children in the State for the fiscal year.

(B) Determination of number of children For purposes of subparagraph (A), a determination of the number of low-income children (and of such children who have no health insurance coverage) for a State for a fiscal year shall be made on the basis of the arithmetic average of the number of such children, as reported and defined in the 3 most recent March supplements to the Current Population Survey of the Bureau of the Census before the beginning of the calendar year in which such fiscal year begins.