,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #h1 #bjac ,mr4  
,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,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 all[ 
c]ta9 ,/ate & local gov]nm5t employees  
to elect to treat employm5t z m$ic>e    
qualifi$ gov]nm5t employm5t = purposes (
 entitlem5t to ,m$ic>e cov]age4  #a4    
,ability = c]ta9 ,/ate & local gov]nm5t 
employees to elect to treat employm5t z 
m$ic>e qualifi$ gov]nm5t employm5t =    
purposes ( entitlem5t to ,m$ic>e cov]age
 ,section #baj7p7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #daj7p77 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 by ins]t+ :o 
has n made an election "u subject to    
p>agraph 7#e7 & aft] an individual2 &   
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      

p>agraph3  7#e7 7,a7 ,! ,commission] (  
,social ,security %all e/abli% proc$ures
 "u :i* an eligible individual describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,b7 may1 beg9n+ on or    
aft] ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph1 make an     
irrevocable election to ext5d !         
provisions ( title ,,xviii1 & sections  
#bbf & #bbf;,a1 to s]vices p]=m$ by su* 
individual z an employee ( a ,/ate or   
political subdivision !re( 9 ! same     
mann] z su* provisions w\ld be ext5d$ to
 su* individual if su* ,/ate ent]$ into 
7or modifi$7 an agreem5t ) !            
,commission] pursuant to section        
#bah7n74  7,b7 ,= purposes ( subp>agraph
 7,a71 an eligible individual is an     
employee--  7i7 ^: s]vices )\t          
application ( ?is p>agraph w\ld n       
o!rwise be treat$ z employm5t z t t]m   
applies "u section #baj7p7 by reason (  
p>agraph 7#c7 ( su* section2 &  7ii7 :o 
is n o!rwise cov]$ "u ! ,/ate's agreem5t
 "u section #bah4  4  #b4 ,m$ic>e       
portion ( payroll taxes = ,/ate & local 

gov]nm5t employees :o elect to treat    
employm5t z m$ic>e qualifi$ gov]nm5t    
employm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,p>agraph 7#g7 (
 section #caba7;b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue 
,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by /rik+ or at ! 
end ( subp>agraph 7,e71 by ins]t+ or at 
! end ( subp>agraph 7,f71 & by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,g7    
s]vice includ$ "u election made "u      
section #baj7p77#e7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act2  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply to remun]ation paid aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4