,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,schumer 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,gillibrand7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to restore the allowance of 
the premium tax credit for lawfully     
present individuals1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,restoring          
,essential ,plan ,coverage ,act4  #b4   
,restoration of allowance of premium tax
 credit for lawfully present individuals
  7a7 ,in general ,section #gacja of    
,public ,law #aai-ba is repealed1 and   
each provision of law amended by such   
section is amended to read as such      
provision would read if such section had
 never been enacted4  7b7 ,effective    
date ,each amendment made by this       
section shall take effect as if included
 in the provision of ,public ,law       
#aai-ba to which such amendment relates4

  #c4 ,restoration of allowance of      
premium tax credit during periods of    
,medicaid ineligibility due to alien    
status  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#cf;,b7c77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf1 as amended by section   
#gacjb of ,public ,law #aai-ba1 is      
amended by inserting after subparagraph 
7,a7 the following new subparagraph3    
7,b7 ,special rule for certain          
individuals lawfully present in the     
,united ,states ,if-- 7i7 a taxpayer has
 a household income which is not greater
 than #ajj percent of an amount equal to
 the poverty line for a family of the   
size involved1 and  7ii7 the taxpayer is
 an alien lawfully present in the       
,united ,states1 but is not eligible for
 the ,medicaid program under title ,,xix
 of the ,social ,security ,act by reason
 of such alien status1  the taxpayer    
shall1 for purposes of the credit under 
this section1 be treated as an          
applicable taxpayer with a household    
income which is equal to #ajj percent of

 the poverty line for a family of the   
size involved4  4  7b7 ,effective date  
,the amendment made by this section     
shall apply to taxable years beginning  
after ,december #ca1 #bjbe4  #d4 ,state 
option to increase maximum household    
income for basic health program         
eligibility  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#acca7;e77#a77;,b7 of the ,patient      
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjea7;e77#a77;,b77 is  
amended by striking #bjj percent and    
inserting a percentage to be determined 
by the ,state that is not less than #bjj
 percent and not more than #bej percent4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment    
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to plan years beginning on or   
after ,january #a1 #bjbg4