,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aedi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,pitts 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,burgess1
 and ,mrs4 ,wagner7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend ,public ,law       
#aaa-adh to transfer fiscal year #bjac  
through fiscal year #bjaf funds from the
 ,prevention and ,public ,health ,fund  
to carry out the temporary high risk    
health insurance pool program for       
individuals with preexisting conditions1
 and to extend access to such program to
 such individuals who have had          
creditable coverage during the #f months
 prior to application for coverage      
through such program4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping 
,sick ,americans ,now ,act4  #b4        
,prioritizing funding for sick          
,americans ,section #djjb7;c7 of ,public
 ,law #aaa-adh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#cjju-#aa7;c77 is amended by adding at  

the end the following3 ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section1 the
 ,secretary shall transfer amounts that 
are in the ,fund that are attributable  
to fiscal year #bjac that are not       
otherwise obligated as of the date of   
the enactment of this sentence and funds
 that would otherwise be made available 
to the ,fund for fiscal year #bjad1     
fiscal year #bjae1 and fiscal year #bjaf
 to the account within the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services that    
provides for funding to carry out the   
temporary high risk health insurance    
pool program under section #aaja and    
such funds shall become available for   
obligation under such section on such   
date of enactment and remain so         
available through ,december #ca1 #bjac44
  #c4 ,immediate access to health care  
for sick ,americans  7a7 ,in general    
,section #aaja7;d7 of ,public ,law      
#aaa-adh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjja7;d77 is  
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
adding at the end and2  7#b7 by striking

 paragraph 7#b72 and  7#c7 by           
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#b74  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendments made by subsection 7a7  
shall apply with respect to individuals 
applying for coverage through the high  
risk insurance pool program on or after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4