S.Amdt. 3106

SA 3106. Mr. BINGAMAN 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 301, after line 25, add the following:

SEC. 1413A. ASSURANCE OF EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF
STREAMLINED ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES.

(a) Amendments to Section 1413.--Section 1413 of this Act
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence and
inserting ``Such system shall ensure that if an individual
applying to an Exchange, to a State Medicaid program under
title XIX of the Social Security Act, or to a State
children's health insurance program (CHIP) under title XXI of
such Act, is found to be ineligible for the program to which
the individual applied, the individual shall be screened for
eligibility for all other potentially applicable such
programs and shall be enrolled in the program for which the
individual qualifies.'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the
following:
``(D) Relevance.--The forms described in subparagraphs (A)
and (B) shall not require the applicant to answer any
questions that are irrelevant to establishing eligibility for
applicable State health subsidy programs. The Secretary shall
establish procedures that avoid any need for such
requirements, which shall include determining the amounts
expended for medical assistance that are described in
subsection (y)(1) of section 1905 of the Social Security Act
(as added by section 2001(a)(3) of this Act) through the use
of the post-enrollment procedures described in section
1903(u)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act.'';
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ``by
requesting'' and inserting ``notwithstanding section 1411(b),
by requesting'';
(4) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by inserting ``is'' before
``consistent''; and
(5) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``enrollment in
qualified health plans offered through an Exchange, including
the'' and inserting ``determination of eligibility for''.

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(b) Amendment to Social Security Act.--Subparagraph (H) of
section 1902(e)(14) of the Social Security Act (as added by
section 2002 of this Act), is amended, in the matter
preceding clause (i), by striking ``shall not be construed''
and inserting ``shall not, in cases where eligibility for
medical assistance under this title is not established
pursuant to otherwise applicable procedures under the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act, including section 1413 of
such Act, be construed''.
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