S.Amdt. 4993

SA 4993. Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Barrasso, Mr.
Sasse, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed by him to the bill S. 2848, to provide for the conservation
and development of water and related resources, to authorize the
Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to
rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. MODIFICATIONS TO EXEMPTION FROM REQUIREMENT TO
MAINTAIN HEALTH COVERAGE.

(a) Exemption for Individuals in Areas With Fewer Than 2
Issuers Offering Plans on an Exchange.--Section 5000A(e) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Individuals in areas with fewer than 2 issuers
offering plans on an exchange.--
``(A) In general.--Any applicable individual for any period
during a calendar year if there are fewer than 2 health
insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an
Exchange for such period in the county in which the
applicable individual resides.
``(B) Aggregation rules.--For purposes of subparagraph (A),
all health insurance issuers treated as a single employer
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection (m)
or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a single health
insurance issuer.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to months beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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