S.Amdt. 339

SA 339. Mr. GRASSLEY 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. __. PRESERVATION OF RIGHT TO MAINTAIN EXISTING COVERAGE.

(a) In General.--Section 1251 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18011) is amended:
(1) in subsection (e), by inserting ``other than a plan or
coverage described in subsection (f)'' before the period; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Preservation of Existing Options.--In the case of a
group health plan or health insurance coverage (other than a
qualified health plan offered on an exchange established
pursuant to this Act) offered to the members of an
agricultural organization exempt from Federal income tax
under section 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
in existence since 1918, that has been providing health
coverage to members since 1970, to the extent permitted by
applicable State law--
``(1) this subtitle and subtitle A (and the amendments made
by such subtitles) shall not apply, and
``(2) such plan or coverage shall not be subject to any
requirement of this Act that does not apply to a
grandfathered plan.
This subsection shall apply to such plan or coverage,
including with respect to new enrollees.''.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective for
plan and policy years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
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