,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cghc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjac,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of  
,new ,mexico introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend section #aaja of the  
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act to extend for one year the   
high risk health insurance pool program1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rate ,protection ,act of #bjac4  #b4   
#a-year extension of high risk health   
insurance pool program  7a7 ,in general 
,subsections 7a7 and 7g77#c7 of section 
#aaja of the ,patient ,protection and   
,affordable ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahjja7 are each amended by striking    
,january #a1 #bjad and inserting        
,january #a1 #bjae4  7b7 ,transitional  
funding ,section #aaja7;g77#a7 of the   
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act is amended by inserting 7plus

 an additional amount1 not to exceed    
#a1ejj1jjj1jjj7 after #e1jjj1jjj1jjj4   
7c7 ,transitional rules for #bjad       
,section #aaja7;g77#c7 of the ,patient  
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by    
inserting 2 transition after authority2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
,treatment during #a-year extension     
period ,in implementing this section    
during #bjad1 the following rules shall 
apply3 7i7 ,no new enrollment ,except as
 provided in clause 7ii71 eligible      
individuals are limited to those        
individuals who are enrolled in a       
qualified high risk pool through the    
program under this section as of        
,december #ca1 #bjac4  7ii7 ,transition 
for individuals enrolled in a           
non-,federally-operated high risk pool  
that terminates operations in #bjad ,if 
a qualified high risk pool under this   
section is operated as of ,december #ca1
 #bjac1 through a ,state or other       

eligible entity 7other than the ,federal
 ,government7 and such ,state or other  
eligible entity terminates operations of
 such pool after such date1 the         
,secretary shall establish such         
procedures as may be necessary to enable
 eligible individuals who are enrolled  
in such qualified high risk pool as of  
the day before the date of the          
termination to enroll in the qualified  
high risk pool operated under this      
section by the ,federal ,government for 
the remainder of #bjad4  4