[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 59 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
September 30, 2013.
Resolved, That the House recede from its amendments to the
amendment of the Senate to the resolution (H.J. Res. 59) entitled
``Joint Resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year
2014, and for other purposes.'', and concur therein with the following
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:
In the matter proposed to be added by the Senate amendment,
insert at the end (before the short title) the following:
Sec. 138. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint
resolution, the date referred to in section 106(3) shall be December
15, 2013.
Sec. 139. For the period covered by this joint resolution, the
authority provided by the provisos under the heading ``Dwight D.
Eisenhower Memorial Commission--Capital Construction'' in division E of
Public Law 112-74 shall not be in effect.
Sec. 140. Section 1244(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(C) Fiscal year 2014.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clauses (ii) and (iii), the total number of
principal aliens who may be provided special
immigrant status under this section in fiscal
year 2014 during the period ending on December
15, 2013 shall be the sum of--
``(I) the number of aliens
described in subsection (b) whose
application for special immigrant
status under this section is pending on
September 30, 2013; and
``(II) 2,000.
``(ii) Employment period.--The 1-year
period during which the principal alien is
required to have been employed by or on behalf
of the United States Government in Iraq under
subsection (b)(1)(B) shall begin on or after
March 20, 2003, and end on or before September
30, 2013.
``(iii) Application deadline.--The
principal alien seeking special immigrant
status under this subparagraph shall apply to
the Chief of Mission in accordance with
subsection (b)(4) not later than December 15,
2013.''.
Sec. 141. (a) Delay in Application of Individual Health Insurance
Mandate.--Section 5000A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 5000A(c)(2)(B) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(A) by striking ``2014'' in clause (i) and inserting
``2015'', and
(B) by striking ``2015'' in clauses (ii) and (iii) and
inserting ``2016''.
(2) Section 5000A(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2015'', and
(B) by striking ``2015'' (prior to amendment by
subparagraph (A)) and inserting ``2016''.
(3) Section 5000A(c)(3)(D) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2017'', and
(B) by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2016''.
(4) Section 5000A(e)(1)(D) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2015'', and
(B) by striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in section 1501 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
Sec. 142. Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended--
(1) by striking the subparagraph heading and inserting the
following:
``(D) Members of congress, congressional staff, the
president, vice president, and political appointees.--
'';
(2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I)--
(A) by striking ``and congressional staff'' and
inserting ``, congressional staff, the President, the
Vice President, and political appointees''; and
(B) by striking ``or congressional staff'' and
inserting ``, congressional staff, the President, the
Vice President, or a political appointee'';
(3) in clause (ii)--
(A) in subclause (I), by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``, and includes a
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress'';
(B) in subclause (II), by inserting after
``Congress,'' the following: ``of a standing, select,
or joint committee of Congress (or a subcommittee
thereof), of an office of the House of Representatives
for which the appropriation for salaries and expenses
of the office for the year involved is provided under
the heading `House Leadership Offices' in the act
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for
the fiscal year involved, or a leadership office of the
Senate (consisting of the offices of the President pro
Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders, Majority and
Minority Whips, Conferences of the Majority and of the
Minority, and Majority and Minority Policy Committees
of the Senate),''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) Political appointee.--The
term `political appointee' means an
individual who--
``(aa) is employed in a
position described under
sections 5312 through 5316 of
title 5, United States Code
(relating to the Executive
Schedule);
``(bb) is a limited term
appointee, limited emergency
appointee, or noncareer
appointee in the Senior
Executive Service, as defined
under paragraphs (5), (6), and
(7), respectively, of section
3132(a) of title 5, United
States Code;
``(cc) is employed in a
position in the executive
branch of the Government of a
confidential or policy-
determining character under
schedule C of subpart D of part
213 of title 5 of the Code of
Federal Regulations; or
``(dd) is employed in or
under the Executive Office of
the President in a position
that is excluded from the
competitive service by reason
of its confidential, policy-
determining, policy-making, or
policy-advocating character.'';
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(iii) Government contribution.--No
Government contribution under section 8906 of
title 5, United States Code, shall be provided
on behalf of an individual who is a Member of
Congress, congressional staff, the President,
the Vice President, or a political appointee
for coverage under this subparagraph.
``(iv) Limitation on amount of tax credit
or cost-sharing.--An individual enrolling in
health insurance coverage pursuant to this
paragraph shall not be eligible to receive a
tax credit under section 36B of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 or reduced cost sharing
under section 1402 of this Act in an amount
that exceeds the total amount which a similarly
situated individual (who is not so enrolled)
would be entitled to receive under such
sections.
``(v) Limitation on discretion for
designation of staff.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a Member of Congress
shall not have discretion in determinations
with respect to which employees employed by the
office of such Member are eligible to enroll
for coverage through an Exchange.''.
Attest:
Clerk.
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 59
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HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT