,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #chea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1 #bjad,mr4
 ,lance introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to repeal sections
 #acda & #acdb ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,no ,bail\ts = ,insurance ,indu/ry    
,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose  7a7 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,accord+ to ! mo/ rec5t ,unit$ ,/ates   
,c5sus1 employ]-bas$ heal? insurance is 
! l>ge/ s\rce ( heal? insurance cov]age 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,( ^? employ$1 #gj   
p]c5t receive employm5t-bas$ heal?      
insurance4 ,( unemploy$ ,am]icans1 #cj  
p]c5t receive employ]-sponsor$ heal?    
insurance4  7#b7 ,despite ! l>ge        
p]c5tages ( cov]age1 z heal? c>e co/s   
climb1 ! p]c5tage ( ,am]icans :o receive
 heal? insurance ?r\gh employ]s has     
fall5 significantly ov] ! la/ decade--f 
#gj p]c5t nationwide 9 #bjjj to #fj     

p]c5t 9 #bjaa1 accord+ to a report by ! 
,rob]t ,wood ,johnson ,f\ndation4  7#c7 
,accord+ to rec5t surveys done by !     
,national ,bus9ess ,gr\p on ,heal? & !  
,kais] ,family ,f\ndation1 mo/ companies
 cont9ue to provide heal? insurance =   
employees & wi% to cont9ue do+ s into ! 
future4  7#d7 ,employ]s t (f] insurance 
w n contribute additional risk to !     
,heal? ,insurance ,ex*anges e/abli%$ 9 !
 ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e   
,act 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ,,ppaca74  
7#e7 ,! transitional re9surance program1
 e/abli%$ 9 section #acda ( ,,ppaca1 is 
int5d$ to /abilize risk 9 ! individual  
heal? insurance m>ket dur+ ! fir/ ?ree  
ye>s ( ! ,heal? ,insurance ,ex*anges1 z 
e/abli%$ by t ,act4  7#f7 ,,ppaca also  
requires t ! ,treasury collect a fee =  
ea* employ]-sponsor$ cov]$ life 9 ord]  
to pay = ! transitional re9surance      
program4  7#g7 ,?is fee is a dis9c5tive 
= employ]s to cont9ue (f]+ cov]age to   
all employees1 & does n give employ]s   
any b5efits ( ! transitional re9surance 

program4  7b7 ,purpose ,x is ! purpose (
 ?is ,act to remove ! curr5t fund+      
me*anism = ! transitional re9surance    
program 9 ord] t employ]-sponsor$       
insurance is support$ s t ,am]icans c   
su/a9 quality heal? cov]age4  #c4       
,repeal ( sections #acda & #acdb (      
,,ppaca  7a7 ,repeal ( section #acda    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #acda ( ,,ppaca  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjfa7 is repeal$4  7#b7
 ,effective date ,! repeal ( su* section
 %all apply to plan ye>s beg9n+ aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7     
,application ,9 apply+ su* section be=e 
! effective date ( su* repeal-- 7,a7 any
 ref]5ce 9 su* section to ! #c-ye> p]iod
 beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjad or to !       
#cf-mon? p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjad 
is deem$ a ref]5ce to ! p]iod beg9n+    
,janu>y #a1 #bjad1 & end+ on ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7,b7 ) respect to 
! am\nts specifi$ 9 clauses 7iii7 & 7iv7
 ( subsection 7b77#c77;,b7 ( su*        
section1 ! am\nts = #bjad %all be r$uc$ 
9 a pro-rata mann] to reflect only !    

portion ( #bjad occurr+ be=e ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & no am\nts %all be 
provid$ = p]iods aft] su* date2  7,c7 9 
apply+ subsection 7b77#d77;,a7 ( su*    
section1 am\nts collect$ may only be us$
 = #bjad &1 not)/&+ subsection          
7b77#d77;,b7 ( su* section1 am\nts      
rema9+ unexp5d$ z ( ,decemb] #bjad %all 
be return$1 9 a pro rata mann]1 to heal?
 insurance issu]s mak+ contributions "u 
su* section2 &  7,d7 ! ref]5ce 9        
subsection 7c77#a77;,a7 ( su* section to
 ! fir/ #c ye>s ( op]ation %all be deem$
 a ref]5ce to ! p]iod ( op]ation end+ n 
lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad4  7#d7     
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all
 be con/ru$ z affect+ ! au?ority ( a    
,/ate1 )\t reg>d to section #acda (     
,,ppaca1 to implem5t re9surance programs
 ) respect to heal? insurance cov]age   
(f]$ 9 ! ,/ate4  7b7 ,repeal ( section  
#acdb  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #acdb (   
,,ppaca 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjfb7 is       
repeal$4  7#b7 ,effective date ,! repeal
 made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply to    

cal5d> ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4