Madam President. As Senator CARPER noted. the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act should not reduce the Affordable Care Acts health insurance coverage protections based on U.S. workers immigration status. including those employed with nonimmigrant work visas. We intend that the definition of "qualified expatriate" be closely adhered to in the implementation of this legislation by the administration. the health insurance companies that seek to offer expatriate health plans. and the employers who utilize these plans on behalf of their workers who are transferred or assigned both within or outside the United States. It is my expectation that expatriate health plan enrollment should remain relatively constant. accounting for the normal ebbs and flows of the demand of and supply for expatriate workers. The provisions of this bill apply to the two Federal laws that it seeks to modifythe Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act. It is not Congresss intent to affect other Federal law. As Senator CARPER stated. the legislation would not change existing immigration law or regulationsincluding those that govern benefit equivalency between nonimmigrant visa holders and their U.S. counterparts. It is also not Congresss intent to impact or diminish in any way an employees rights under title VII of the Civil Rights Act or any other antidiscrimination protections or to preempt any relevant State law governing employees rights. The Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act is a bipartisan. technical clarification of health insurance law. intended to place U.S. expatriate health insurers on equal footing with their foreign counterparts.
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