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,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4   
,c(fman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & 9 addition to !      
,committees on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration &    
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t  
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to    
provide = p>ticipation 9 ! ,ex*ange ( ! 
,presid5t1 ,vice ,presid5t1 ,memb]s (   
,congress1 political appo9tees1 &       
,congressional /aff4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,af=dable ,c>e
 ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjac4  #b4      
,p>ticipation ( ,presid5t1 ,vice        
,presid5t1 ,memb]s ( ,congress1         
political appo9tees1 & ,congressional   
/aff 9 ! ex*ange  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#acab7;d77#c77;,d7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  

,u4,s4,c4 #ahjcb7;d77#c77;,d77 is am5d$ 
to read z foll[s3  7,d7 ,presid5t1 ,vice
 ,presid5t1 political appo9tees1 ,memb]s
 ( ,congress1 & ,congressional /aff 9 ! 
,ex*ange  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ *apt]   
#hi ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or 
any provision ( ?is title--  7,i7 !     
,presid5t1 ! ,vice ,presid5t1 ea*       
political appo9tee1 ea* ,memb] (        
,congress1 & ea* ,congressional employee
 %all be treat$ z a qualifi$ individual 
entitl$ to ! "r "u ?is p>agraph to      
enroll 9 a qualifi$ heal? plan 9 !      
individual m>ket (f]$ ?r\gh an ,ex*ange 
9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! individual resides2 & 
7,,ii7 any employ] contribution "u su*  
*apt] on behalf ( ! ,presid5t1 ! ,vice  
,presid5t1 any political appo9tee1 any  
,memb] ( ,congress1 & any ,congressional
 employee may be paid only to ! issu] ( 
a qualifi$ heal? plan 9 :i* ! individual
 enroll$ ?r\gh su* ,ex*ange & n to !    
issu] ( a plan (f]$ ?r\gh ! ,f$]al      
employees heal? b5efit program "u su*   
*apt]4  7ii7 ,paym5ts by ,f$]al gov]nm5t

 ,! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) !       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t1 %all e/abli% proc$ures "u   
:i*--  7,i7 ! employ] contributions "u  
su* *apt] on behalf ( ! ,presid5t1 !    
,vice ,presid5t1 ea* political appo9tee1
 ea* ,memb] ( ,congress1 & ea*          
,congressional employee are det]m9$ &   
actu>ially adju/$ = individual or family
 cov]age1 rat+ areas1 & age 79          
accordance ) clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7iii7 (  
section #bgja7;a77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act72 &  7,,ii7 !       
employ] contributions may be made       
directly to an ,ex*ange = paym5t to an  
issu]4  7iii7 ,political appo9tee ,9 ?is
 subp>agraph1 ! t]m political appo9tee  
means any individual :o--  7,i7 is      
employ$ 9 a position describ$ "u        
sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 7relat+ to !       
,executive ,s*$ule72  7,,ii7 is a limit$
 t]m appo9tee1 limit$ em]g5cy appo9tee1 
or nonc>e] appo9tee 9 ! ,s5ior          
,executive ,s]vice1 z def9$ "u p>agraphs

 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71 respectively1 (    
section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2 or  7,,iii7 is employ$ 9 a
 position 9 ! executive bran* ( !       
,gov]nm5t ( a confid5tial or            
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
,c ( "p #bac ( title #e ( ! ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations4  7iv7              
,congressional employee ,9 ?is          
subp>agraph1 ! t]m ,congressional       
employee means an employee ^: pay is    
disburs$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate or ! 
,*ief ,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives4  4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,! am5dm5t made by ?is section %all    
take effect z if includ$ 9 ! enactm5t ( 
! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e  
,act4