S.Amdt. 3590

1. Adds SEC. 1110. SPECIAL RULES TO ENSURE CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE THE SAME HEALTH CARE CHOICES AS LEGAL IMMIGRANTS at the end of subtitle A of title I

   Adds a section

   In H.R. 4872 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Fund, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000 for Federal administrative expenses to carry out such Act (and the amendments made by such Acts).

   Inserted: SEC. 1110. SPECIAL RULES TO ENSURE CITIZENS AND NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE THE SAME HEALTH CARE CHOICES AS LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

   Inserted: Section 36B(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 1401 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and amended by section 10105 of such Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(E) Special rules to ensure citizens and nationals of the united states have the same health care choices as legal immigrants.--

   Inserted: "(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--

   Inserted: "(I) is a citizen or national of the United States; and

   Inserted: "(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.

   Inserted: "(ii) Special rules.--

   Inserted: "(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.

   Inserted: "(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.

   Inserted: "(III) Any individual making such an election, or on whose behalf such an election is made, shall--

   Inserted: "(aa) for purposes of the credit under this section, be treated as an applicable taxpayer and the applicable percentage with respect to such taxpayer shall be the percentage determined under subsection (b)(3)(A)(i); and

   Inserted: "(bb) for purposes of reduced cost-sharing under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, be treated as an eligible individual whose household income is in the category described in subsection (c)(2)(A) of such section.".

   Original wording

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

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