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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 902
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 8, 2013
Mr. Vitter (for himself
and Mr. Heller) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
to apply the provisions of the Act to certain Congressional staff and members
of the executive branch.
1.
Health insurance coverage for
certain Congressional staff and members of the executive branch
Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is
amended—
(1) by striking the subparagraph heading and
inserting the following:
(D)
Members of
Congress, congressional staff, and political appointees in the
exchange
;
(2) in clause (i) in
the matter preceding subclause (I)—
(A) by striking
congressional staff with and inserting congressional
staff, the President, the Vice President, and political appointees
with; and
(B) by striking
congressional staff shall and inserting congressional
staff, the President, the Vice President, or political appointee,
shall; and
(3) in clause
(ii)—
(A) in subclause
(II), by inserting after Congress, the following: of a
committee of Congress, and of a leadership office of Congress,;
and
(B) by adding at the
end the following:
(III)
Political
appointee
In this subparagraph, the term political
appointee means any individual who—
(aa) is
employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5,
United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule);
(bb) is
a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee
in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7),
respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or
(cc) is
employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a
confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of
part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
.