,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1          
#bjac,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s 7= h]self 
& ,mr4 ,lank=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect      
p]sonal & f9ancial in=mation by requir+ 
c]ta9 c]tifications by entities aw>d$   
funds "u ! ,pati5t ,protection &        
,af=dable ,c>e ,act = ! op]ation ( a    
,navigator program or c]ta9 o!r ,ex*ange
 activities4  #a4 ,protect+ p]sonal &   
f9ancial in=mation by requir+ c]ta9     
c]tifications by entities aw>d$ ,,aca   
funds = ! op]ation ( a ,navigator       
program or c]ta9 o!r ,ex*ange activities
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all require t 9 ! case 
( an entity designat$ by or aw>d$ funds 
by an ,ex*ange or ! ,secret>y = !       
op]ation ( a ,navigator program "u      
subsection 7i7 ( section #acaa ( !      
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    

,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7 or = c>ry+  
out activities to facilitate enrollm5t 9
 qualifi$ heal? plans or to advocate =  
enroll+ c]ta9 populations 9 qualifi$    
heal? plans1 su* entity %all c]tify to !
 ,secret>y 7& p]iodically rec]tify dur+ 
! p]iod ( su* designation or aw>d7 !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! entity has 9 place      
appropriate policies & safegu>ds to     
protect any p]sonally id5tifiable       
in=mation & f9ancial in=mation collect$ 
or us$ by su* entity ) respect to !     
op]ation ( su* program or ) respect to  
c>ry+ out su* activities1 z applicable4 
7#b7 ,! entity has 9 place appropriate  
policies prohibit+ ! employm5t by su*   
entity1 ) respect to ! op]ation ( su*   
program or ) respect to c>ry+ out su*   
activities1 z applicable1 ( any         
individual :o has be5 convict$ (-- 7,a7 
an (f5se "u section #ajbh or #ajbh;,a ( 
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any  
simil> crime p]ta9+ to id5tity !ft "u ! 
laws ( a ,/ate2 or  7,b7 a crim9al      
felony involv+ di%one/y or a brea* (    

tru/ describ$ 9 section #ajcc7;e7 (     
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any  
simil> crim9al felony p]ta9+ to di%one/y
 or a brea* ( tru/ "u ! laws ( a ,/ate4 
7b7 ,en=cem5t ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 
aft] notice & opportunity to appeal1 t  
an entity describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 is 9
 violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( su*
 subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all disqualify
 ! entity f eligibility = any           
designation describ$ 9 su* subsection & 
f receipt ( any funds aw>d$1 aft] ! date
 ( su* det]m9ation1 "u section #acaa ( !
 ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7 = a purpose 
describ$ 9 su* subsection4  7c7         
,c]tification to ,congress ,! ,secret>y 
%all annually c]tify to ,congress t all 
entities receiv+ a designation describ$ 
9 subsection 7a7 or aw>d$ funds "u      
section #acaa ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & 
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjca7 = ! ye> involv$ = a purpose     
describ$ 9 su* subsection are 9         
compliance ) p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( su*

 subsection4  7d7 ,effective date ,!    
provisions ( ?is section %all apply to  
designations made & funds aw>d$ be=e1   
on1 or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4