,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bd1        
#bjac,mrs4 ,ellmers 7for herself1 ,mrs4 
,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,kinzinger of      
,illinois7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
to provide1 because of problems relating
 to the operation of ,exchanges1 for a  
hardship exemption from the individual  
mandate for months of noncoverage1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fairness
 ,in ,failed ,federal ,exchange ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,waiver of individual       
mandate through application of hardship 
exemption ,section #acaa7;d7 of the     
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;d77 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new paragraph3  7#h7          
,application of hardship exemption in   

cases of noncoverage ,an applicable     
individual 7as defined in subsection 7d7
 of section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf7 who is not     
covered by minimum essential coverage   
and who is eligible to enroll through an
 ,exchange for coverage under a         
qualified health plan for a month-- 7,a7
 in #bjad is deemed 7for purposes of    
this ,act and the amendments made by    
this ,act7 to have had a certification  
by the ,secretary under paragraph       
7#d77;,h7 with respect to the hardship  
exemption described in subsection       
7e77#e77;,h7 of such section for such   
month2 and  7,b7 in a subsequent year is
 deemed 7for such purposes7 to have had 
a certification by the ,secretary under 
such paragraph with respect to such     
hardship exemption if the individual    
executes an attestation that the        
individual has been unable to enroll in 
such a plan through such ,exchange for a
 month in such year4  4