; and (C) by inserting after the matter designated as clause (xxvii) the following: (xxviii) individuals described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XXIV), . (b) CHIP Title XXI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 2112 the following new section: 2112A. State option to provide coverage for individuals without lawful presence A State may elect through an amendment to its State child health plan under section 2102 to treat an individual as a targeted low-income child or a targeted low-income pregnant woman for purposes of this title if such individual would otherwise be included as such a child or such a pregnant woman (as applicable) under such plan if the individual were a citizen of the United States. . (c) Nonapplication of eligibility prohibition Section 401(a) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 1611(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to a noncitizen’s eligibility under a State plan (or waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act or under a State child health plan (or waiver of such plan) under title XXI of such Act to the extent that such State has elected to make such individual so eligible pursuant to section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XXIV) or 2112A of such Act, respectively. . 7. Preserving access to coverage (a) In general Nothing in this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall prevent lawfully present noncitizens who are ineligible for full benefits under the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act from securing a credit for which such lawfully present noncitizens would be eligible under section 36B(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and under the Medicaid provisions for lawfully present noncitizens, as in effect on the date prior to the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Definition For purposes of subsection (a), the term full benefits means, with respect to