,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #f1         
#bjae,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4
 ,cochran1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 
,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,hatch1
 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,moran1
 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4   
,roberts1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4
 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,vitter1   
and ,mr4 ,hoeven7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to exempt       
employees with health coverage under    
,,tricare or the ,veterans              
,administration from being taken into   
account for purposes of determining the 
employers to which the employer mandate 
applies under the ,patient ,protection  
and ,affordable ,care ,act4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,hire ,more ,heroes ,act of #bjae4  #b4 

,employees with health coverage under   
,,tricare or the ,veterans              
,administration not taken into account  
in determining employers to which the   
employer mandate applies under ,patient 
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7a7 ,in general ,section #dihj;,h7c77#b7
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf 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 
individual shall not be taken into      
account as an employee for such month if
 such individual has medical coverage   
for such month 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