,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require certain          
preconditions for allowing premium tax  
credits1 reductions in cost-sharing1 and
 funding of ,navigators and related     
,exchange enrollment activities1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,preconditions for
 premium tax credits1 reductions in     
cost-sharing1 and funding of ,navigators
 and related ,exchange enrollment       
activities  7a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no premium tax credit shall be     
allowed under section #cf;,b of the     

,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 no   
reduction in cost-sharing shall be      
allowed under section #adjb of the      
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjga71 and  
no funds may be awarded under section   
#acaa of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#ahjca7 for the operation of a          
,navigator program under subsection 7i7 
of such section or for facilitation or  
advocacy for enrollment under           
subsections 7d77#f77;,b7 and 7,e7 of    
such section1 until--  7#a7 #a year     
after the date the ,secretary certifies 
to ,congress that the ,,aca verification
 methods 7as defined in subsection      
7c77#a77--  7,a7 have been tested to    
verify their accuracy2 and  7,b7 have   
safeguards in place to protect          
personally identifiable information2 and
  7#b7 the ,inspector ,general of the   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services reviews such verification     
methods and certifies to ,congress--    
7,a7 the quality1 accuracy1 response    

time1 and integrity of such verification
 methods2 and  7,b7 that the level of   
improper subsidy payments is not likely 
to exceed #c percent of the level of the
 total subsidy payments 7as defined in  
subsection 7c77#c774  7b7 ,subsequent   
annual certification of verification    
methods  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services shall   
annually review the quality1 accuracy1  
response time1 and integrity of the     
,,aca verification methods in order to  
determine the level of improper subsidy 
payments as a percentage of the level of
 total subsidy payments4  7#b7          
,suspension if excessive improper       
subsidy payments ,if the ,inspector     
,general determines for a year as a     
result of such review that the level of 
improper subsidy payments is projected  
to exceed #c percent of the level of    
total subsidy payments1 for years       
beginning after the date of such        
determination awards shall be suspended 

until such time as the ,secretary and   
the ,inspector ,general certify that the
 level of improper subsidy payments is  
not likely to exceed #c percent of the  
level of total subsidy payment4  7c7    
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term ,,aca verification methods    
means the verification methods required 
under subsections 7c77#d7 and 7d7 of    
section #adaa of the ,patient           
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjha74  7#b7 ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,health and ,human ,services1 acting in 
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,treasury and other appropriate ,federal
 officials in implementing section #adaa
 of the ,patient ,protection and        
,affordable ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahjha74  7#c7 ,the term subsidy        
payments means premium tax credits      
allowed under section #cf;,b of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and   
reductions in cost-sharing effected     
under section #adjb of the ,patient     

,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjga74