[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1780 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1780

 To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may 
 make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, 
 and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2013

 Mr. Camp (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, 
  Mr. Nunes, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Roskam) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
  Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
  Commerce and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may 
 make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, 
 and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange.

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

SECTION 1. HEALTH PLANS CREATED UNDER PPACA OR OFFERED THROUGH 
              EXCHANGES TO BE ONLY HEALTH PLANS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY 
              MAKE AVAILABLE TO PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS, AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended--
            (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``Members of 
        congress'' and inserting ``President, vice president, members 
        of congress, and federal employees'';
            (2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I)--
                    (A) by striking ``Members of Congress and 
                congressional staff'' and inserting ``the President, 
                Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal 
                employees''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a Member of Congress or 
                congressional staff'' and inserting ``the President, 
                the Vice President, a Member of Congress, or a Federal 
                employee''; and
            (3) in clause (ii), by amending subclause (II) to read as 
        follows:
                                    ``(II) Federal employee.--The term 
                                `Federal employee' means--
                                            ``(aa) an `employee', as 
                                        such term is defined in section 
                                        2105 of title 5, United States 
                                        Code; and
                                            ``(bb) includes an 
                                        individual to whom subsection 
                                        (c) or (f) of such section 2105 
                                        pertains (whether or not such 
                                        individual satisfies item 
                                        (aa)).''.
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