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S.Amdt. 3626Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)

S.Amdt. 3626

What it does: Adds SEC. __. EMPLOYEES WITH HEALTH COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM EMPLOYER MANDATE UNDER PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT at the end of the bill
Sponsored by Roy BluntSen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Submitted July 24, 2014

What it changes

1 change to S. 2569 · shown in the bill's text

Adds a section

  1. Adds SEC. __. EMPLOYEES WITH HEALTH COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM EMPLOYER MANDATE UNDER PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT at the end of the bill

    Adds a section

    In S. 2569 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Inserted: SEC. __. EMPLOYEES WITH HEALTH COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM EMPLOYER MANDATE UNDER PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by adding at the end the following:

    Inserted: "(F) Exemption for health coverage under tricare or the veterans administration.--Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this paragraph for any month, an employer may elect not to take into account for a month as an employee any individual who, for such month, has medical coverage under--

    Inserted: "(i) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including coverage under the TRICARE program, or

    Inserted: "(ii) under a health care program under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary.".

    Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.

    Original wording

    At the end, add the following:

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As printed

SA 3626. Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. Ayotte, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Portman, Mr.

Pryor, Mr. Scott, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Heller) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2569, to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. __. EMPLOYEES WITH HEALTH COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE OR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM EMPLOYER MANDATE UNDER PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

(a) In General.--Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(F) Exemption for health coverage under tricare or the veterans administration.--Solely for purposes of determining whether an employer is an applicable large employer under this paragraph for any month, an employer may elect not to take into account for a month as an employee any individual who, for such month, has medical coverage under--

“(i) chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including coverage under the TRICARE program, or

“(ii) under a health care program under chapter 17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary.”.

(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.

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July 24, 2014