,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bh  #aacth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aedi
  ,report ,no4 #aac-de  ,,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  ,april #ai1 #bjac        
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,mr4
 ,mc,kinley1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4     
,lance1 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 ,mrs4 ,ellmers1
 ,mr4 ,walden1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4      
,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4     
,terry1 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,latta1 and    
,mr4 ,sessions  ,april #ai1 #bjac       
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed ,strike out all after the
 enacting clause and insert the part    
printed in italic  ,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 
#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 
#d4 ,ensuring an orderly reopening of   
the program for sick ,americans ,section
 #aaja7;b7 of ,public ,law #aaa-adh 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjja7;b77 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#d7 ,orderly reopening of  
program ,the ,secretary shall administer
 this section in accordance with the    
regulations under part #aeb of title    
#de1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as 
in effect as of ,april #af1 #bjac1      
except as is necessary to reflect the   
amendments made by the ,helping ,sick   
,americans ,now ,act4  4  ,april #ai1   

#bjac ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed