,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,husted 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 extend and   
modify the enhanced premium tax credits1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,accountability for ,better ,care ,act  
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,extension and           
modification of credit  7a7 ,in general 
,subparagraph 7,e7 of section           
#cf;,b7c77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking #bjbe in the heading and       
inserting #bjbg1  7#b7 by striking      
,january #a1 #bjbf1 subparagraph 7,a7   
and inserting 8,january #a1 #bjbh--  7i7
 except as provided in clause 7ii71     
subparagraph 7,a7  1  7#c7 by striking  
the period at the end and inserting 1   
and1 and  7#d7 by adding at the end the 

following new clause3  7ii7 in the case 
of such a year beginning after ,december
 #ca1 #bjbf1 subparagraph 7,a7 shall be 
applied by substituting #fjj percent for
 #djj percent4  4  7b7 ,applicable      
percentages ,clause 7iii7 of section    
#cf;,b7b77#c77;,a7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--    
7#a7 by striking #bjbe in the heading   
and inserting #bjbg1  7#b7 by striking  
,january #a1 #bjbf and inserting        
,january #a1 #bjbh1 and  7#c7 by        
striking the last row of the table      
contained in subclause 7,,ii7 thereof   
and inserting the following new rows3 in
 the case of taxable years beginning    
before ,january #a1 #bjbf1 #djj4j       
percent and higher#h4eh4edjj4j percent  
up to #dej4j percent#h4eh4edej4j percent
 up to #ejj4j percent#aj4eaj4e4ejj4j    
percent up to #eej4j                    
percent#ab4eab4eeej4j percent up to     
#fjj4j percent#ad4eaj4e4fjj4j           
percent#af4eaf4e4 4  7c7 ,minimum       
monthly payment ,subparagraph 7,a7 of   

section #cf;,b7b77#c7 of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
clause3  7iv7 ,minimum monthly payment  
,in the case of taxable years beginning 
after ,december #ca1 #bjbe1 the initial 
and final premium percentages under     
clause 7iii77,,ii7 shall be adjusted    
such that in no case is the premium     
assistance amount greater than an amount
 equal to the monthly premiums described
 in paragraph 7#b77;,a7 with respect to 
the taxpayer1 reduced by #e4  4  7d7    
,rules relating to citizenship          
,subsection 7e7 of section #cf;,b of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,rules   
for taxable years after #bjbe ,in the   
case of a taxable year beginning after  
,december #ca1 #bjbe1 paragraph 7#a7    
shall be applied by substituting are not
 citizens of the ,united ,states for are
 individuals who are not lawfully       
present or1 in the case of aliens who   

are lawfully present1 are not eligible  
aliens4  4  7e7 ,rules relating to      
coverage of abortion ,paragraph 7#c7 of 
section #cf;,b7c7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following new            
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,rules relating to  
coverage of abortion  7i7 ,in general ,a
 plan which provides any benefits or    
coverage for abortions shall not be     
treated as a qualified health plan4     
7ii7 ,exceptions ,clause 7i7 shall not  
apply with respect to benefits or       
coverage of abortions where the life of 
the mother would be endangered if the   
fetus were carried to term1 or the      
pregnancy is the result of an act of    
rape or incest4  4  7f7 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply to taxable years beginning  
after ,december #ca1 #bjbe4  #c4 ,rules 
relating to reduced cost-sharing  7a7   
,appropriation ,section #adjb of the    
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjga7 is    
amended by adding at the end the        

following new subsection3  7h7 ,funding 
,there are appropriated1 out of any     
monies in the ,treasury not otherwise   
appropriated1 such sums as may be       
necessary for purposes of making        
payments under this section for plan    
years beginning on or after ,january #a1
 #bjbg4  4  7b7 ,rules relating to      
citizenship ,section #adjb7;e7 of the   
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjga7;e77 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,rules   
for plan years after #bjbe ,in the case 
of a plan year beginning after ,december
 #ca1 #bjbe1 paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
applied by substituting is not a citizen
 of the ,united ,states for is not      
lawfully present4  4