S.Amdt. 2432

SA 2432. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 22, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 1003, striking line 19, and all that follows through page 1004, line 4, and insert the following: employee for such month if such individual is eligible for medical coverage for such month 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.”.

(c) Prohibition on Consideration of Eligibility for Health Coverage in Employment Decisions.--No employer may consider the eligibility status of a veteran in a health care program provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs or TRICARE in making a decision regarding hiring, re-employment, or retention of an employee.