,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bi1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,long 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,meehan1    
,mr4 ,calv]t1 & ,mr4 ,ba*us7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide a #ab-mon? exemption f !    
heal? insurance m&ate = individuals ^:  
employ]-sponsor$ heal? plan cov]age or  
individual heal? insurance cov]age is   
t]m9at$ = a plan ye> beg9n+ dur+ #bjad1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fairness = ,lo/   
,cov]age ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 #ab-mon?    
exemption f ,,aca m&ate = individuals :o
 lose heal? plan or insurance cov]age = 
! plan ye> beg9n+ dur+ #bjad  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
9 ! case ( an applicable individual 7z  
def9$ 9 subsection 7b771 none ( ! #ab   
mon?s beg9n+ ) ! fir/ mon? ( ! loss (   
cov]age describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b7   
%all be tak5 into acc\nt 9 apply+       
section #ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   

,code ( #aihf4  7b7 ,applicable         
individual def9$ ,9 subsection 7a71 !   
t]m applicable individual means an      
individual :o--  7#a7 has cov]age 7:e!r 
z a pr9cipal or dep5d5t ( ano!r         
individual7 "u an employ]-sponsor$ heal?
 plan or individual heal? insurance     
cov]age = ! la/ mon? ( a plan ye> beg9n+
 dur+ #bjac2 &  7#b7 loses su* cov]age  
beg9n+ ) ! fir/ mon? ( ! subsequ5t plan 
ye> because ( ! t]m9ation ( su* plan or 
insurance cov]age & n because ( !       
t]m9ation or *ange ( employm5t ( !      
individual or ! individual's failure to 
pay premiums or o!r reasons )9 ! control
 ( ! individual4