,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #ccb #aacth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cdgd
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1          
#bjad,received  ,march #ac1 #bjad,read  
the first time  ,march #bd1 #bjad,read  
the second time and placed on the       
calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to    
allow employers to exempt employees with
 health coverage under ,,tricare or the 
,veterans ,administration from being    
taken into account for purposes of the  
employer mandate under the ,patient     
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,hire ,more ,heroes ,act of     
#bjad4  #b4 ,employees with health      
coverage under ,,tricare or the         
,veterans ,administration may be        
exempted from employer mandate under    
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#dihj;,h7c77#b7 of the ,internal        
,revenue ,code is amended by adding at  

the end the following3  7,f7 ,exemption 
for health coverage under ,,tricare or  
the ,veterans ,administration ,solely   
for purposes of determining whether an  
employer is an applicable large employer
 under this paragraph for any month1 an 
employer may elect not to take into     
account for a month as an employee any  
individual who1 for such month1 has     
medical coverage under--  7i7 chapter   
#ee of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1
 including coverage under the ,,tricare 
program1 or  7ii7 under a health care   
program under chapter #ag or #ah of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
determined by the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs1 in coordination with
 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services and the ,secretary4  4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply to months    
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjac4   
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,march #aa1 #bjad4,karen ,l4            
,haas1,clerk  ,march #bd1 #bjad,read the

 second time and placed on the calendar