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H.R. 2372, Veterans Equal Treatment Ensures Relief and Access Now Act 1 (June 1, 2017)

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                   CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

C                             COST   ESTIMATE
                                                                      June 1, 2017



                                   H.R.   2372
       Veterans   Equal  Treatment   Ensures   Relief and  Access  Now  Act

    As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 24, 2017


 H.R. 2372 would amend  the Internal Revenue Code to codify certain health-related
 regulations affecting veterans. Specifically, the bill would codify regulations that allow
 veterans who are eligible for, but do not elect to be covered by, certain Veterans Affairs
 health programs to qualify for premium assistance tax credits. Under current law, people
 can purchase health insurance through marketplaces and receive such credits to cover part
 or all of the premiums if, among other criteria, they have income below certain amounts
 and are not eligible for certain types of health coverage. H.R. 2372 also contains a
 contingency under which the provisions would apply upon enactment of the American
 Health Care Act of 2017, which would provide new credits and eligibility requirements.

 Because H.R. 2372 would in part codify existing regulations and in part be contingent upon
 enactment of subsequent legislation, the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation estimates
 that the bill would have no effect on revenues or direct spending relative to current law;
 therefore pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. However, if the American Health Care
 Act of 2017 was enacted prior to this legislation, then relative to such new law the
 enactment of this bill could affect revenues or direct spending and, as a result, subsequent
 estimates of the effects of this legislation could change.

 CBO  and JCT estimate that enacting the bill would not increase on-budget deficits or net
 direct spending by more than $5 billion in any of the four 10-year periods beginning in
 2028.

 JCT has determined that the bill contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates
 as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

 The CBO  staff contact for this estimate is Mark Booth. The estimate was approved by John
 McClelland, Assistant Director for Tax Analysis.

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