S.Amdt. 548

SA 548. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Reed, Mr. Murphy,
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Heinrich,
Mr. Coons, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by her 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:

Strike sections 204 and 205 and insert the following:

SEC. 204. ENHANCEMENTS FOR REDUCED COST SHARING.

(a) Modification of Amount.--
(1) In general.--Section 1402(c)(2) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Additional reduction.--The Secretary shall establish
procedures under which the issuer of a qualified health plan
to which this section applies shall further reduce cost-
sharing under the plan in a manner sufficient to--
``(A) in the case of an eligible insured whose household
income is not less than 100 percent but not more than 200
percent of the poverty line for a family of the size
involved, increase the plan's share of the total allowed
costs of benefits provided under the plan to 95 percent of
such costs;
``(B) in the case of an eligible insured whose household
income is more than 200 percent but not more than 300 percent
of the poverty line for a family of the size involved,
increase the plan's share of the total allowed costs of
benefits provided under the plan to 90 percent of such costs;
and
``(C) in the case of an eligible insured whose household
income is more than 300 percent but not more than 400 percent
of the poverty line for a family of the size involved,
increase the plan's share of the total allowed costs of bene-
fits provided under the plan to 85 percent of such costs.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Clause (i) of section
1402(c)(1)(B) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure the reduction
under this paragraph shall not result in an increase in the
plan's share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided
under the plan above--

``(I) 95 percent in the case of an eligible insured
described in paragraph (2)(A);
``(II) 90 percent in the case of an eligible insured
described in paragraph (2)(B); and
``(III) 85 percent in the case of an eligible insured
described in paragraph (2)(C).''.

(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2017.
(b) Funding.--Section 1402 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(g) Funding.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as may be necessary for payments under
this section.''.
(c) Reinstatement of Premium Tax Credit.--The amendments
made by section 102 shall be null and void.
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