Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require any employer contribution made on behalf of the President, Vice President, or any political appointee to be paid only to the issuer of a plan through an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created under PPACA), and not through the federal employees health benefit program. (Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1912 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1912
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for
participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members
of Congress, political appointees, and Congressional staff.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2013
Mr. Coffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committees on House Administration and Energy and Commerce, 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 amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for
participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members
of Congress, political appointees, and Congressional staff.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Care Accountability Act
of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS, POLITICAL APPOINTEES, AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
IN THE EXCHANGE.
(a) 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 to read
as follows:
``(D) President, vice president, political
appointees, members of congress, and congressional
staff in the exchange.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding chapter
89 of title 5, United States Code, or any
provision of this title--
``(I) the President, the Vice
President, each political appointee,
each Member of Congress, and each
Congressional employee shall be treated
as a qualified individual entitled to
the right under this paragraph to
enroll in a qualified health plan in
the individual market offered through
an Exchange in the State in which the
individual resides; and
``(II) any employer contribution
under such chapter on behalf of the
President, the Vice President, any
political appointee, any Member of
Congress, and any Congressional
employee may be paid only to the issuer
of a qualified health plan in which the
individual enrolled through such
Exchange and not to the issuer of a
plan offered through the Federal
employees health benefit program under
such chapter.
``(ii) Payments by federal government.--The
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, shall
establish procedures under which--
``(I) the employer contributions
under such chapter on behalf of the
President, the Vice President, each
political appointee, each Member of
Congress, and each Congressional
employee are determined and actuarially
adjusted for individual or family
coverage, rating areas, and age (in
accordance with clauses (i) through
(iii) of section 2701(a)(1)(A) of the
Public Health Service Act); and
``(II) the employer contributions
may be made directly to an Exchange for
payment to an issuer.
``(iii) Political appointee.--In this
subparagraph, the term `political appointee'
means any individual who--
``(I) is employed in a position
described under sections 5312 through
5316 of title 5, United States Code,
(relating to the Executive Schedule);
``(II) 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; or
``(III) is employed in a position
in the executive branch of the
Government of a confidential or policy-
determining character under schedule C
of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
``(iv) Congressional employee.--In this
subparagraph, the term `Congressional employee'
means an employee whose pay is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate or the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2538)
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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