[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2576 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2576

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the calculation of 
modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility 
                for certain healthcare-related programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2011

  Mrs. Black introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the calculation of 
modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility 
                for certain healthcare-related programs.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF CALCULATION OF MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS 
              INCOME FOR DETERMINING CERTAIN HEALTHCARE PROGRAM 
              ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 36B(d)(2) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end 
of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) any amount of social security 
                        benefits of the taxpayer excluded from gross 
                        income under section 86.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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