S.Amdt. 3178

SA 3178. Mr. GRASSLEY 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, beginning with line 4, strike all through page
157, line 7, and insert the following:
(D) President, vice president, members of congress,
political appointees, and congressional staff in the
exchange.--
(i) In general.--Notwithstanding chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, or any provision of this title--

(I) the President, Vice President, each Member of Congress,
each political appointee, and each Congressional employee
shall be treated as a qualified individual entitled to the
right under this paragraph to enroll in a qualified health
plan in the individual market offered through an Exchange in
the State in which the individual resides; and
(II) any employer contribution under such chapter on behalf
of the President, Vice President, any Member of Congress, any
political appointee, and any Congressional employee may be
paid only to the issuer of a qualified health plan in which
the individual enrolled in through such Exchange and not to
the issuer of a plan offered through the Federal employees
health benefit program under such chapter.

(ii) Payments by federal government.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, shall establish procedures under which--

(I) the employer contributions under such chapter on behalf
of the President, Vice President, and each political
appointee are determined and actuarially adjusted for age;
and
(II) the employer contributions may be made directly to an
Exchange for payment to an issuer.

(iii) Political appointee.--In this subparagraph, the term
``political appointee'' means any individual who--

(I) is employed in a position described under sections 5312
through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the
Executive Schedule);
(II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency
appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive
Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7),
respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States
Code; or
(III) is employed in a position in the executive branch of
the Government of a confidential or policy-determining
character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title
5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(iv) Congressional employee.--In this subparagraph, the
term ``Congressional employee'' means an employee whose pay
is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of
the House of Representatives.
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