S.Amdt. 2890

SA 2890. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2874 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 3762, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. AUTHORITY TO OFFER ADDITIONAL PLAN OPTIONS.

(a) Catastrophic Plans.--Notwithstanding title I of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-
148), a catastrophic plan as described in section 1302(e) of
such Act shall be deemed to be a qualified health plan
(including for purposes of receiving tax credits under
section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and cost-
sharing assistance under section 1402 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act),

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except that for purposes of enrollment in such plans, the
provisions of paragraph (2) of such section 1302(e) shall not
apply.
(b) Individual Mandate.--Coverage under a catastrophic plan
under subsection (a) shall be deemed to be minimum essential
coverage for purposes of section 5000A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.

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