,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bidc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc1      
#bjah,mr4 ,daines 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and  
,mr4 ,risch7 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 ,indian tribal      
governments and other tribal entities   
from the employer health coverage       
mandate during the time the employer    
health coverage mandate exists4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,tribal ,employment and ,jobs       
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,exemption of    
,indian tribal governments from employer
 mandate  7a7 ,in general ,paragraph    
7#b7 of section #dihj;,h7c7 of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,g7       
,certain ,indian employers ,the term    
applicable large employer does not      

include-- 7i7 any ,indian tribal        
government 7as defined in section       
#ggja7;a77#dj771 a subdivision of an    
,indian tribal government 7determined in
 accordance with section #ghga7;d771 or 
an agency or instrumentality of an      
,indian tribal government or subdivision
 thereof1  7ii7 any tribal organization 
7as defined in section #d7l7 of the     
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act71  7iii7 any
 corporation if more than #ej percent   
7determined by vote and value7 of the   
outstanding stock of such corporation is
 owned1 directly or indirectly1 by any  
entity described in clause 7i7 or 7ii71 
or  7iv7 any partnership if more than   
#ej percent of the value of the capital 
and profits interests of such           
partnership are owned1 directly or      
indirectly1 by any entity described in  
clause 7i7 or 7ii74  4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,the amendment made by this section
 shall apply to calendar years beginning
 after ,december #ca1 #bjad4