Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1912
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Members of Congress

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require any employer contribution made on behalf of&nbsp; the President, Vice President,&nbsp; or any political appointee to be paid only to the issuer of a plan through an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created under PPACA), and not through the federal employees health benefit program. (Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)<br /> </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1912 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2013 Mr. Coffman 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 amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and Congressional staff.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Participation of President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and Congressional staff in the exchange (a) In general Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) ) is amended to read as follows: (D) President, Vice President, political appointees, Members of Congress, and Congressional staff in the Exchange (i) In general Notwithstanding chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, or any provision of this title— (I) the President, the Vice President, each political appointee, each Member of Congress, and each Congressional employee shall be treated as a qualified individual entitled to the right under this paragraph to enroll in a qualified health plan in the individual market offered through an Exchange in the State in which the individual resides; and (II) any employer contribution under such chapter on behalf of the President, the Vice President, any political appointee, any Member of Congress, and any Congressional employee may be paid only to the issuer of a qualified health plan in which the individual enrolled through such Exchange and not to the issuer of a plan offered through the Federal employees health benefit program under such chapter. (ii) Payments by Federal government The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall establish procedures under which— (I) the employer contributions under such chapter on behalf of the President, the Vice President, each political appointee, each Member of Congress, and each Congressional employee are determined and actuarially adjusted for individual or family coverage, rating areas, and age (in accordance with clauses (i) through (iii) of section 2701(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act); and (II) the employer contributions may be made directly to an Exchange for payment to an issuer. (iii) Political appointee In this subparagraph, the term political appointee means any individual who— (I) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule); (II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or (III) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (iv) Congressional employee In this subparagraph, the term Congressional employee means an employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.