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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3164 

To clarify the application of all laws, including the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act, to the Federal Government and Congress, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 

Mr. KINGSTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committees on House Administration and Energy and Commerce, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To clarify the application of all laws, including the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the Federal Government and Congress, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF GENERAL LAWS TO EXECU4 TIVE BRANCH AND CONGRESS. 

5 Congress and the Executive Branch are expressly and 

6 equally bound by any Federal law which is intended to 

7 be broadly enforced upon the American people. 


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1 SEC. 2. NO FEDERALLY FUNDED HEALTH CARE PREMIUM 

2 SUBSIDIES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, 

3 THE PRESIDENT, AND OTHER CIVILIAN FED4 ERAL WORKERS UNTIL ACA IS FULLY RE5 PEALED. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), until 

7 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 

8 Law 111–148) is fully repealed, a Member or employee 

9 of Congress, the President, the Vice-President, any em10 ployee of the Executive Office of the President, and any 

11 other civilian Federal worker is not eligible for any Feder12 ally funded health care premium subsidies. 

13 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

14 the provision of a health care premium subsidy— 

15 (1) under title XVIII or XIX of the Social Se16 curity Act; 

17 (2) for coverage under a health care program 

18 under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code; or 

19 (3) for medical coverage under chapter 55 of 

20 title 10, United States Code, including coverage 

21 under the TRICARE program. 

22 SEC. 3. MOVING ALL CIVILIAN FEDERAL WORKERS INTO 

23 EXCHANGE PLANS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Pa25 tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 

26 18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting 

2 ‘‘AND OTHER CIVILIAN FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND

3 EMPLOYEES’’ after ‘‘MEMBERS OF CONGRESS’’; 

4 (2) in clause (i)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and congressional staff’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘and any employee of Congress, 

7 the President, the Vice-President, any employee 

8 of the Executive Office of the President, and 

9 any other civilian Federal worker’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘or congressional staff’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘or other such employee, officer, 

12 or worker’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

14 clause: 

15 ‘‘(iii) CLARIFICATION OF EFFECT ON

16 UNIFORMED SERVICES, TRICARE, AND VA

17 HEALTH PLANS.—Nothing in this subpara18 graph shall be construed as affecting the 

19 eligibility of an individual to enroll in a 

20 health plan made available pursuant to, or 

21 to otherwise receive health care under, 

22 chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 

23 or chapters 17 or 18 of title 38, United 

24 States Code.’’. 


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1 (b) MAINTAINING CURRENT FEHBP COVERAGE OF

2 ANNUITANTS.—Nothing in the amendments made by sub3 section (a) shall be construed as affecting the continued 

4 coverage of annuitants under health benefits plans under 

5 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, as in effect as 

6 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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