[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5014 Received in Senate (RDS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5014


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2010

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans 
          Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS THAT CONSTITUTES MINIMUM ESSENTIAL 
              COVERAGE.

    (a) In General.--Clause (v) of section 5000A(f)(1)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 1501(b) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is amended to read as 
follows:
                            ``(v) a health care program under chapter 
                        17 or 18 of title 38, United States Code, as 
                        determined by the Secretary of Veterans 
                        Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of 
                        Health and Human Services and the Secretary,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in section 1501(b) of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.