,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ae1         
#bjac,mr4 ,s*rad] introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e  
,act to delay ! individual heal?        
insurance m&ate & any p5alties = violat+
 ! individual m&ate until aft] !re is a 
c]tification t ! heal?c>e4gov or o!r    
applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange website is    
fully op]ational1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,f$]al & ,/ate ,insurance ,ex*ange      
,access ,fairness & ,p5alty ,delay ,act 
( #bjac4  #b4 ,delay 9 apply+ individual
 heal? insurance m&ate & p5alty =       
violat+ ! m&ate be=e heal?c>e4gov or o!r
 applicable ,/ate website is c]tifi$ z  

be+ fully op]ational ,section #ejjj;,a (
 ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7   
,delay 9 application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
provisions ( ?is section %all n apply to
 an individual = any mon? t beg9s e>li] 
?an #cj days aft] ! end ( ! ext5sion (  
enrollm5t p]iod provid$ "u p>agraph     
7#d74 ,9 apply+ ! previ\s provisions (  
?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  
%all adju/ ! dates 9 ?is section        
accord+ly bas$ on ! application ( ?is   
subsection4  7#b7 ,,gao report on       
progress on mak+ ! ,ex*ange websites    
fully op]ational ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #cj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,f$]al
 & ,/ate ,insurance ,ex*ange ,access    
,fairness & ,p5alty ,delay ,act ( #bjac 
& mon?ly !reaft] 7until su* "t z !      
,inspector ,g5]al submits ! c]tification
 "u p>agraph 7#c771 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to       
,congress & to ! ,inspector ,g5]al = !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
mon?ly reports on ! progress ( !        

heal?c>e4gov website & applicable ,/ate 
,ex*ange websites 9 becom+ fully        
op]ational 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#e774   
7#c7 ,inspector ,g5]al ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices c]tification ,tak+ into acc\nt
 ! reports submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! 
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices %all make a          
det]m9ation on :e!r or n ! heal?c>e4gov 
website & ea* applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange 
website is fully op]ational &1 if s1    
%all submit to ,congress 7& po/ on an   
appropriate public website7 a           
c]tification t ! heal?c>e4gov website or
 ! applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange website 7z 
! case may be7 is fully op]ational4     
7#d7 ,ext5sion ( initial enrollm5t p]iod
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices
 %all take su* /eps z are necess>y to   
ext5d ! initial enrollm5t p]iod =       
individuals 9 qualifi$ heal? plans (f]$ 
?r\gh ,ex*anges "u ! ,pati5t ,protection
 & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act s t su* p]iod    
does n end e>li] ?an #ij days aft]--    
7,a7 9 ! case ( an individual resid+ 9 a

 ,/ate ) an applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange   
website1 ! date ( ! submittal to        
,congress ( ! c]tification "u p>agraph  
7#c7 bo? = ! heal?c>e4gov website & = ! 
applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange website2 or   
7,b7 9 ! case ( an individual resid+ 9 a
 ,/ate )\t an applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange 
website1 ! date ( ! submittal to        
,congress ( ! c]tification "u p>agraph  
7#c7 = ! heal?c>e4gov website4  7#e7    
,fully op]ational def9$ ,9 ?is          
subsection1 ! t]m fully op]ational      
means1 ) respect to ! heal?c>e4gov      
website or an applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange 
website1 t ! website is fully functional
 & op]at+ 9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! role   
envision$ = ,ex*anges "u ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7& !  
am5dm5ts made by su* ,act74  7#f7       
,applicable ,/ate ,ex*ange website def9$
 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m applicable    
,/ate ,ex*ange website means a website t
 is e/abli%$ by a ,/ate 9 connection )  
enrollm5t activities 9 su* ,/ate = an   
,am]ican ,heal? ,b5efits ,ex*ange & t is

 sep>ate f ! heal?c>e4gov website4  4