S.Amdt. 2864

SA 2864. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr.
Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the
case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal
employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 156, line 4, strike all through page 157, line 7,
and insert the following:
(D) Requirement of members of congress to enroll in the
public option.--
(i) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all Members of Congress shall be enrolled in the
community health insurance option when established by the
Secretary.
(ii) Ineligible for fehbp.--Effective on the date on which
the community health insurance option is established by the
Secretary, no Member of Congress shall be eligible to
participate in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code.
(iii) Employer contribution.--

(I) In general.--The Secretary of the Senate or the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall
pay the amount determined under subclause (II) to--

(aa) the appropriate community health insurance option; or
(bb) in the case of a Member of Congress who resides in a
State which opts out of providing a community health
insurance option and is enrolled in a plan offered through an
Exchange, the appropriate Exchange.

(II) Amount of employer contribution.--The Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall determine the amount of
the employer contribution for each Member of Congress
enrolled in a community health insurance option. The amount
shall be equal to the employer contribution for the health
benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code, with the greatest number of enrollees, except that the
contribution shall be actuarially adjusted for age.

(iv) Military medical treatment facilities and the office
of the attending physician.--

(I) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a Member of Congress may not receive health care or
medical treatment at any military medical treatment facility
or at the Office of the Attending Physician.
(II) Exception.--Subclause (I) shall not apply to any case
of a medical emergency in which the life of a Member of
Congress is in immediate danger.

(v) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:

(I) Community health insurance option.--The term
``community health insurance option'' means the health
insurance established by the Secretary under section 1323.
(II) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress''
means any member of the House of Representatives or the
Senate.

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