S.Amdt. 3076

SA 3076. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Isakson) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3474, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

TITLE __--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. ____. PROTECTING PATIENTS FROM HIGHER PREMIUMS.

(a) In General.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by section 10905 of such Act and by section 1406 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), is amended by striking “2013” and inserting “2015”.

(b) Conforming Amendments.--

(1) Subsection (j) of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by section 10905 of such Act and by section 1406 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), is amended by striking “2013” and inserting “2015”.

(2) Subsection (e) of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by section 10905 of such Act and by section 1406 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), is amended--

(A) in paragraph (1)--

(i) by striking “2019” in the heading and inserting “2021”,

(ii) by striking “2019” and inserting “2021”,

(iii) by striking “2018” in the last line of the table and inserting “2020”,

(iv) by striking “2017” in the 4th line of the table and inserting “2019”,

(v) by striking “2016” in the 3rd line of the table and inserting “2018”,

(vi) by striking “2015” in the 2nd line of the table and inserting “2017”, and

(vii) by striking “2014” in the 1st line of the table and inserting “2016”, and

(B) in paragraph (2)--

(i) by striking “2018” in the heading and inserting “2020”, and

(ii) by striking “2018” and inserting “2020”.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.