,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjac,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers 7for     
herself and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect       
personal and financial information by   
requiring certain certifications by     
entities awarded funds under the        
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act for the operation of a       
,navigator program or certain other     
,exchange activities4  #a4 ,protecting  
personal and financial information by   
requiring certain certifications by     
entities awarded ,,aca funds for the    
operation of a ,navigator program or    
certain other ,exchange activities  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services 7in this section   
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
require that in the case of an entity   
designated by or awarded funds by an    

,exchange or the ,secretary for the     
operation of a ,navigator program under 
subsection 7i7 of section #acaa of the  
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7 or for
 carrying out activities to facilitate  
enrollment in qualified health plans or 
to advocate for enrolling certain       
populations in qualified health plans1  
such entity shall certify to the        
,secretary 7and periodically recertify  
during the period of such designation or
 award7 the following3 7#a7 ,the entity 
has in place appropriate policies and   
safeguards to protect any personally    
identifiable information and financial  
information collected or used by such   
entity with respect to the operation of 
such program or with respect to carrying
 out such activities1 as applicable4    
7#b7 ,the entity has in place           
appropriate policies prohibiting the    
employment by such entity1 with respect 
to the operation of such program or with
 respect to carrying out such           

activities1 as applicable1 of any       
individual who has been convicted of--  
7,a7 an offense under section #ajbh or  
#ajbh;,a of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 or any similar crime pertaining  
to identity theft under the laws of a   
,state2 or  7,b7 a criminal felony      
involving dishonesty or a breach of     
trust described in section #ajcc7;e7 of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or any
 similar criminal felony pertaining to  
dishonesty or a breach of trust under   
the laws of a ,state4  7b7 ,enforcement 
,if the ,secretary determines1 after    
notice and opportunity to appeal1 that  
an entity described in subsection 7a7 is
 in violation of paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 
of such subsection1 the ,secretary shall
 disqualify the entity from eligibility 
for any designation described in such   
subsection and from receipt of any funds
 awarded1 after the date of such        
determination1 under section #acaa of   
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7 for a

 purpose described in such subsection4  
7c7 ,certification to ,congress ,the    
,secretary shall annually certify to    
,congress that all entities receiving a 
designation described in subsection 7a7 
or awarded funds under section #acaa of 
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7 for  
the year involved for a purpose         
described in such subsection are in     
compliance with paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7
 of such subsection4  7d7 ,effective    
date ,the provisions of this section    
shall apply to designations made and    
funds awarded before1 on1 or after the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4