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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2905
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 2015
Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Ratcliffe, and Mr. Bridenstine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide that only health plans made available by the Federal Government to Supreme Court Justices and staff are Exchange health plans.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the SCOTUScare Act of 2015.
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Supreme Court Justices and staff in the Exchange
Section 1312(d)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(E)
Supreme Court Justices and staff in the Exchange
(i)
Requirement
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of the SCOTUScare Act of 2015, the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to Justices of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court staff with respect to their service as a Justice of the Supreme Court or Supreme Court staff shall be health plans that are—
(I) created under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act); or
(II) offered through an Exchange established under this Act (or an amendment made by this Act).
(ii)
Definitions
In this section:
(I)
Justice of the Supreme Court
The term Justice of the Supreme Court means any Associate Justice or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
(II)
Supreme Court staff
The term Supreme Court staff means any individual who is an employee of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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