,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjac,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,coffman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
to prohibition on payment of bonuses and
 pay increases for executives of a      
,state ,exchange funded through ,federal
 grants1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,prohibition on payment of bonuses and  
pay increases for ,exchange executives  
,section #acaa7;a7 of the ,patient      
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;a77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#f7 ,prohibition on payment
 of bonuses and pay increases for       
,exchange executives ,the ,secretary    
shall provide that no funds under a     
grant under this section may be used for
 a bonus or pay increase 7beyond the    

level of compensation in effect as of   
,october #a1 #bjac7 for a chief         
executive officer1 chief information    
officer1 chief operating officer1 or    
similar executive with respect to the   
operation of an ,exchange on or after   
,october #a1 #bjac4  4