,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #ccb #aac? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cdgd  ,,9 ,,! 
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>*   
#ab1 #bjad,receiv$  ,m>* #ac1 #bjad,read
 ! fir/ "t  ,m>* #bd1 #bjad,read !      
second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,an     
,,act  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code
 ( #aihf to all[ employ]s to exempt     
employees ) heal? cov]age "u ,,tric>e or
 ! ,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration f be+ tak5    
into acc\nt = purposes ( ! employ] m&ate
 "u ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable   
,c>e ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,hire ,m ,h]oes ,act (  
#bjad4  #b4 ,employees ) heal? cov]age  
"u ,,tric>e or ! ,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration 
may be exempt$ f employ] m&ate "u       
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section             
#dihj;,h7c77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue    
,code is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7,f7 ,exemption = heal? cov]age
 "u ,,tric>e or ! ,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration
 ,solely = purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r an   
employ] is an applicable l>ge employ] "u

 ?is p>agraph = any mon?1 an employ] may
 elect n to take into acc\nt = a mon? z 
an employee any individual :o1 = su*    
mon?1 has m$ical cov]age "u--  7i7 *apt]
 #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
includ+ cov]age "u ! ,,tric>e program1  
or  7ii7 "u a heal? c>e program "u *apt]
 #ag or #ah ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,secret>y4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply to mon?s beg9n+ aft] ,decemb] #ca1
 #bjac4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives ,m>* #aa1 #bjad4,k>5 ,l4
 ,haas1,cl]k  ,m>* #bd1 #bjad,read !    
second "t & plac$ on ! cal5d>