[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 548. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Reed, Mr. Murphy, 
Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Heinrich, 
Mr. Coons, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by her 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:

       Strike sections 204 and 205 and insert the following:

     SEC. 204. ENHANCEMENTS FOR REDUCED COST SHARING.

       (a) Modification of Amount.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1402(c)(2) of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Additional reduction.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures under which the issuer of a qualified health plan 
     to which this section applies shall further reduce cost-
     sharing under the plan in a manner sufficient to--
       ``(A) in the case of an eligible insured whose household 
     income is not less than 100 percent but not more than 200 
     percent of the poverty line for a family of the size 
     involved, increase the plan's share of the total allowed 
     costs of benefits provided under the plan to 95 percent of 
     such costs;
       ``(B) in the case of an eligible insured whose household 
     income is more than 200 percent but not more than 300 percent 
     of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, 
     increase the plan's share of the total allowed costs of 
     benefits provided under the plan to 90 percent of such costs; 
     and
       ``(C) in the case of an eligible insured whose household 
     income is more than 300 percent but not more than 400 percent 
     of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, 
     increase the plan's share of the total allowed costs of bene- 
     fits provided under the plan to 85 percent of such costs.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Clause (i) of section 
     1402(c)(1)(B) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure the reduction 
     under this paragraph shall not result in an increase in the 
     plan's share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided 
     under the plan above--

       ``(I) 95 percent in the case of an eligible insured 
     described in paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(II) 90 percent in the case of an eligible insured 
     described in paragraph (2)(B); and
       ``(III) 85 percent in the case of an eligible insured 
     described in paragraph (2)(C).''.

       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2017.
       (b) Funding.--Section 1402 of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Funding.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the 
     Secretary such sums as may be necessary for payments under 
     this section.''.
       (c) Reinstatement of Premium Tax Credit.--The amendments 
     made by section 102 shall be null and void.
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