,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eagg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,maffei 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,barber1 and
 ,mr4 ,barrow of ,georgia7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,house             
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,patient ,protection and      
,affordable ,care ,act to eliminate     
benefits under the ,federal ,employees  
,health ,benefits ,program for ,members 
of ,congress so they are treated the    
same way as other taxpayers1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2      
findings  7a7 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,members ,play ,by  
the ,same ,rules ,act of #bjad4  7b7    
,findings and purpose  7#a7 ,findings   

,congress finds that ,members of        
,congress are subject to the mandatory  
coverage requirements of ,affordable    
,care ,act under section #ejjj;,a of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf in   
the same manner as other taxpayers1 but 
are now permitted to meet such          
requirements through participation and  
benefits under the ,federal ,employees  
,health ,benefits ,program 7,,fehbp74   
7#b7 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act 
is to eliminate coverage of ,members of 
,congress under ,,fehbp so they are     
treated in the same manner as other     
taxpayers4  #b4 ,eliminating ,,fehbp    
benefits for ,members of ,congress      
,section #acab7;d77#c77;,d7 of the      
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#ahjcb7;d77#c77;,d77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7iii7 ,elimination of ,,fehbp  
benefits with respect to ,members       
serving on or after ,march #bc1 #bjaj2  
individual coverage through an ,exchange

 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 effective as of ,january #a1      
#bjae1 the following rules apply in     
carrying out this subparagraph1 chapter 
#hi of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 
and section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf3  7,i7          
,elimination of ,,fehbp benefits ,in the
 case of an individual who serves as a  
,member of ,congress on or after ,march 
#bc1 #bjaj1 such an individual in the   
status as such a ,member 7including as a
 former ,member or as a member of a     
family1 former spouse1 or survivor of   
such a ,member or former ,member7 is not
 eligible to obtain coverage under1 or  
any ,government contribution towards the
 premium for1 a health benefits plan    
under chapter #hi of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7,,ii7 ,individual      
coverage through an ,exchange plan ,a   
,member of ,congress representing a     
,congressional district in a ,state or1 
in the case of a ,senator1 representing 
a ,state may satisfy the minimum        

essential coverage requirement of       
section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf through coverage
 described in subsection 7f77#a77;,c7 of
 such ,code 7relating to coverage in the
 individual market7 only through        
enrollment in a health plan offered     
through the ,federal or ,state ,exchange
 for residents of such district or such 
,state1 respectively4  4