,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,gray introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1   
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
repeal health-related portions of ,an   
,act to provide for reconciliation      
pursuant to title ,,ii of ,h4 ,con4     
,res4 #ad1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,health ,care and       
,lowering ,costs ,act of #bjbe4  #b4    
,repeal of reconciliation health        
provisions ,subtitle ,b of title ,,vii  
of ,an ,act to provide for              
reconciliation pursuant to title ,,ii of
 ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ad 7,public ,law      
#aai-ba7 is repealed and any law or     

regulation referred to in such subtitle 
shall be applied as if such subtitle and
 the amendments made by such subtitle   
had not been enacted4  #c4 ,increase in 
eligibility for premium tax credit  7a7 
,in general  ,subparagraph 7,a7 of      
section #cf;,b7c77#a7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking but does not exceed #djj       
percent4  7b7 ,applicable percentages   
7#a7 ,in general ,subparagraph 7,a7 of  
section #cf;,b7b77#c7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7,a7 ,applicable      
percentage ,the applicable percentage   
for any taxable year shall be the       
percentage such that the applicable     
percentage for any taxpayer whose       
household income is within an income    
tier specified in the following table   
shall increase1 on a sliding scale in a 
linear manner1 from the initial premium 
percentage to the final premium         
percentage specified in such table for  
such income tier3  ,in the case of      

household income 7expressed as a percent
 of poverty line7 within the following  
income tier3,the initial premium        
percentage is--,the final premium       
percentage is--  ,up to #aej percent#jj 
#aej percent up to #bjj percent#jb4j    
#bjj percent up to #bej percent#b4jd4j  
#bej percent up to #cjj percent#d4jf4j  
#cjj percent up to #djj percent#f4jh4e  
#djj percent and higher#h4eh4e4  4  7#b7
 ,conforming amendments relating to     
affordability of coverage  7,a7         
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #cf;,b7c7 of 
such ,code is amended by striking       
subparagraph 7,e74  7,b7 ,subparagraph  
7,c7 of section #cf;,b7c77#b7 of such   
,code is amended by striking clause     
7iv74  7,c7 ,paragraph 7#d7 of section  
#cf;,b7c7 of such ,code is amended by   
striking subparagraph 7,f74  7c7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable     
years beginning after ,december #ca1    
#bjbe4