[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14952]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 1528

                         Offered By: Mr. Thomas

       Amendment No. 1: Page 35, line 18, strike ``2007'' and 
     insert ``2005''.

       Page 39, strike line 14 and all that follows through line 
     11 on page 40 (all of section 309 of the bill) and insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 309. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Consumer Options.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 35(e) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) Waiver by eligible individuals.--With respect to any 
     month, clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply with respect to any eligible individual and such 
     individual's qualifying family members if such individual--
       ``(i) does not reside in a State which the Secretary has 
     identified by regulation, guidance, or otherwise as a State 
     in which any coverage which--

       ``(I) is described in any of subparagraphs (C) through (H) 
     of paragraph (1), and
       ``(II) meets the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of this paragraph,

     is available to eligible individuals (and their qualifying 
     family members) residing in the State, and
       ``(ii) elects to waive the application of clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       ``(D) Election.--Any election made under subparagraph 
     (C)(ii) shall be effective for the month for which such 
     election is made and for all subsequent months.
       ``(E) Termination.--Subparagraphs (C) and (D) shall not 
     apply to any month beginning after December 31, 2004.''.
       (2) No Impact on State Consumer Protections.--Nothing in 
     the amendment made by paragraph (1) supercedes or otherwise 
     affects the application of State law relating to consumer 
     insurance protections (including State law implementing the 
     requirements of part B of title XXVII of the Public Health 
     Service Act).
       (b) State-Based Continuation Coverage Not Subject to 
     Requirements.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of section 
     35(e)(2) are each amended by striking ``subparagraphs (B) 
     through (H)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (C) through 
     (H)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) Consumer options.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to months beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) State-based continuation coverage.--The amendments made 
     by subsection (b) shall take effect as if included in section 
     201(a) of the Trade Act of 2002.

       Page 45, after line 3, insert the following new section 
     (and amend the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF JOINT REVIEW OF STRATEGIC PLANS AND 
                   BUDGET FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 8021(f) (relating 
     to joint reviews) is amended by striking ``2004'' and 
     inserting ``2009''.
       (b) Report.--Subparagraph (C) of section 8022(3) (regarding 
     reports) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2004'' and inserting ``2009'', and
       (2) by striking ``with respect to--'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``with respect to the matters addressed in the 
     joint review referred to in section 8021(f)(2).''.