,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1          
#bjac,mrs4 ,ellm]s 7= h]self1 ,mrs4     
,blackburn1 & ,mr4 ,k9z+] ( ,ill9ois7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to provide1 because
 ( problems relat+ to ! op]ation (      
,ex*anges1 = a h>d%ip exemption f !     
individual m&ate = mon?s ( noncov]age1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fairness ,9 ,fail$
 ,f$]al ,ex*ange ,act ( #bjac4  #b4     
,waiv] ( individual m&ate ?r\gh         
application ( h>d%ip exemption ,section 
#acaa7;d7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjca7;d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#h7 ,application 
( h>d%ip exemption 9 cases ( noncov]age 
,an applicable individual 7z def9$ 9    
subsection 7d7 ( section #ejjj;,a ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf7 :o is n 

cov]$ by m9imum ess5tial cov]age & :o is
 eligible to enroll ?r\gh an ,ex*ange = 
cov]age "u a qualifi$ heal? plan = a    
mon?-- 7,a7 9 #bjad is deem$ 7= purposes
 ( ?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is    
,act7 to h _h a c]tification by !       
,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#d77;,h7 )       
respect to ! h>d%ip exemption describ$ 9
 subsection 7e77#e77;,h7 ( su* section =
 su* mon?2 &  7,b7 9 a subsequ5t ye> is 
deem$ 7= su* purposes7 to h _h a        
c]tification by ! ,secret>y "u su*      
p>agraph ) respect to su* h>d%ip        
exemption if ! individual executes an   
atte/ation t ! individual has be5 unable
 to enroll 9 su* a plan ?r\gh su*       
,ex*ange = a mon? 9 su* ye>4  4