S.Amdt. 3134

SA 3134. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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. _01. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR CONTRIBUTING MILITARY DEATH GRATUITIES TO ROTH IRAS AND COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

(a) In General.--Sections 408A(e)(2)(A) and 530(d)(9)(A) are each amended by striking “1-year period” and inserting “3-year period”.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received under section 1477 of title 10, United States Code, or under section 1967 of title 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 after the date of the enactment of this Act.