S.Amdt. 3016

SA 3016. Mr. ENSIGN 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 246, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
``(C) Special rules to ensure citizens and nationals of the
united states have the same health care choices as legal
immigrants.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Code, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or
any amendment made by that Act, any taxpayer who--

``(I) is a citizen or national of the United States; and
``(II) has a household income which is not greater than 133
percent of an amount equal to the poverty line for a family
of the size involved,

may elect to enroll in a qualified health plan through the
Exchange established by the State under section 1311 of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instead of
enrolling in the State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the
Social Security, or under a waiver of such plan.
``(ii) Special rules.--

``(I) An individual making an election under clause (i)
shall waive being provided with medical assistance under the
State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security,
or under a waiver of such plan while enrolled in a qualified
health plan.
``(II) In the case of an individual who is a child, the
child's parent or legal guardian may make such an election on
behalf of the child.
``(III) Any individual making such an election, or on whose
behalf such an election is made, shall be treated as an
applicable taxpayer with a household income which is equal to
100 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size
involved.

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