,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ab1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,gohmert submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,house            
,administration  ,,resolution           
,directing the ,speaker of the ,house of
 ,representatives to direct1 for the    
purpose of interpreting ,office of      
,personnel ,management 7,,opm7 guidance 
with respect to the ,patient ,protection
 and ,affordable ,care ,act1 that the   
definition of congressional staff       
employed by an official office shall    
include all committee staff1 all joint  
committee staff1 and all staff employed 
by leadership offices of the ,house of  
,representatives4  ,whereas on ,march   
#bc1 #bjaj1 the ,patient ,protection and
 ,affordable ,care ,act 7,public ,law   
#aaa-adh71 was signed into law2 ,whereas
 there is a requirement in the ,act that
 ,members of ,congress and congressional
 staff who wish to purchase health      

insurance through their employer        
purchase health plans offered through an
 ,exchange established under the ,act   
starting in #bjad2 ,whereas the ,act    
defines congressional staff as all      
full-time and part-time employees       
employed by the official office of a    
,member of ,congress1 whether in        
,washington1 ,,dc or outside of         
,washington1 ,,dc2 ,whereas official    
office is not defined under current     
statutory or regulatory laws2 ,whereas  
according to the ,office of ,personnel  
,management 7,,opm71 8because there is  
not an existing statutory or regulatory 
definition of official office10 ,,opm   
defers to the employing office of the   
,member of ,congress to determine       
whether an employed individual meets the
 statutory definition of congressional  
staff for purposes of the ,act2 ,whereas
 currently congressional employee1 as   
defined in accordance with section #hija
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7the
 statute determining eligibility for    

enrollment in the ,federal ,employees   
,health ,benefits 7,,fehbp7 ,program71  
includes each ,member's respective      
personal staffs1 staffs of ,house and   
,senate leadership offices1 other       
committee staff1 and administrative     
office staff2 ,whereas the ,patient     
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
does not amend section #hija of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and therefore
 does not change the current definition 
of congressional employee2 and ,whereas 
because the committee staff1 joint      
committee staff1 and staff employed by  
leadership offices do not meet the      
definition of congressional employee    
under the ,act1 they are excluded from  
the requirement3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,speaker of the ,house of     
,representatives shall direct1 for the  
purpose of interpreting ,office of      
,personnel ,management 7,,opm7 guidance 
with respect to the ,patient ,protection
 and ,affordable ,care ,act1 that the   
definition of congressional staff       

employed by an official office shall    
include all committee staff1 all joint  
committee staff1 and all staff employed 
by leadership offices of the ,house of  
,representatives4