Title: Lead by Example Act of 2017
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Lead by Example Act of 2017
This bill provides that, beginning January 3, 2019, the only health care plan the federal government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff shall be health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
By September 15, 2017, the VA and the Office of Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry out this bill, including recommendations for any necessary legislative actions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 307 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 307

  To ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staff receive 
 health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs instead of under 
     the Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

 Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Veterans' Affairs, 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 ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staff receive 
 health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs instead of under 
     the Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lead by Example Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF.

    (a) Health Care Benefits.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, beginning January 3, 2019, the only health care plan that the 
Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and 
Congressional staff with respect to their service as a Member of 
Congress or Congressional staff shall be health care provided through 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, including at facilities of the 
Department and non-Department facilities pursuant to chapter 17 of 
title 38, United States Code, the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146), and any other 
provision of law authorizing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
furnish such care to veterans, as if such Members and staff were 
veterans.
    (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than September 15, 2017, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry 
out subsection (a), including recommendations for any legislative 
actions the Secretary and the Director determine necessary to carry out 
such subsection.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Congressional staff'' means the employees 
        described in section 2107(1) of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``Member of Congress'' means a member of the 
        Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House 
        of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto 
        Rico.
            (3) The term ``non-Department facility'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 1701 of title 38, United States 
        Code.
                                 <all>