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Exchange Verification of Eligibility to Receive Income-Related Funds for Individuals

S. 1455 · 113th Congress · Aug 1, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

To condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income is operational.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Exchange Verification of Eligibility to Receive Income-Related Funds for Individuals” or the “Requiring E-VERIFI Act”.

Sec. 2 Conditioning provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for those subsidies is operational

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no premium tax credits shall be permitted under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and no reductions in cost-sharing shall be permitted under section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) prior to the date on which the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services certifies to Congress that there is in place a program that successfully and consistently verifies, consistent with section 1411 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18081), the household income and coverage requirements of individuals applying for such credits and cost-sharing reduction reductions.