S.Amdt. 272

SA 272. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 267 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1628, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.

(a) Treatment of Congressional Staff.--
(1) In general.--Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D))
is amended--
(A) in clause (i)--
(i) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--

(I) by striking ``and congressional staff''; and
(II) by striking ``or congressional staff''; and

(ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ``to individuals''
before ``offered''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) No government contribution.--For a Member of
Congress enrolled in a health plan through an Exchange, there
shall be no Government contribution under section 8906 of
title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of
law.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect with respect to plan years beginning on or
after January 1, 2018.
(b) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall update the regulations entitled, ``Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and
Congressional Staff'' (78 Fed. Reg. 60653), published on
October 2, 2013, in accordance with the amendments made by
subsection (a). The updated regulations shall provide that
the Office of Personnel Management shall not offer a Small
Business Health Options Program for Members of Congress;
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