[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 272. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 267 proposed by Mr. McConnell 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:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
                   AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.

       (a) Treatment of Congressional Staff.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I)--

       (I) by striking ``and congressional staff''; and
       (II) by striking ``or congressional staff''; and

       (ii) in subclause (II), by inserting ``to individuals'' 
     before ``offered''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) No government contribution.--For a Member of 
     Congress enrolled in a health plan through an Exchange, there 
     shall be no Government contribution under section 8906 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of 
     law.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect with respect to plan years beginning on or 
     after January 1, 2018.
       (b) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall update the regulations entitled, ``Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and 
     Congressional Staff'' (78 Fed. Reg. 60653), published on 
     October 2, 2013, in accordance with the amendments made by 
     subsection (a). The updated regulations shall provide that 
     the Office of Personnel Management shall not offer a Small 
     Business Health Options Program for Members of Congress;
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