S.Amdt. 3197

SA 3197. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3060 proposed by Mr.
Wyden 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. BENEFITS PROVIDED TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS.

(a) Increase in Dollar Limitation on Qualified Payments.--
Subparagraph (B) of section 139B(c)(2) is amended by striking
``$30'' and inserting ``$50''.
(b) Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 139B is amended
by striking ``beginning after December 31, 2010.'' and
inserting ``beginning--
``(1) after December 31, 2010, and before January 1, 2014,
or
``(2) after December 31, 2016.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2013.
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