To enroll Members of Congress in the Medicaid program.

SA 3586. Mr. LeMIEUX submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4872, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2010 (S. Con. Res. 13); as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1207. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REQUIRED TO HAVE COVERAGE
UNDER MEDICAID INSTEAD OF THROUGH FEHBP.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, title XIX of the Social Security Act, or
any provision of this Act, effective on the date of enactment
of this Act--
(1) each Member of Congress shall be eligible for medical
assistance under the Medicaid plan of the State in which the
Member resides; and
(2) any employer contribution under chapter 89 of title 5
of such Code on behalf of the Member may be paid only to the
State agency responsible for administering the Medicaid plan
in which the Member enrolls and not to the offeror of a plan
offered through the Federal employees health benefit program
under such chapter.
(b) Payments by Federal Government.--The Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director
of the Office of Personnel Management, shall establish
procedures under which the employer contributions that would
otherwise be made on behalf of a Member of Congress if the

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Member were enrolled in a plan offered through the Federal
employees health benefit program may be made directly to the
State agencies described in subsection (a).
(c) Ineligible for FEHBP.--Effective on the date of
enactment of this Act, no Member of Congress shall be
eligible to obtain health insurance coverage under the
program chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Member of
Congress'' means any member of the House of Representatives
or the Senate.
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