,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,schrader introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient       
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
to authorize the extension of the       
initial open enrollment period for up to
 #a month1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,aca ,open ,enrollment ,extension  
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,authorizing        
#a-month extension of initial open      
enrollment period  7a7 ,in general      
,section #acaa7;c77#f7 of the ,patient  
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;c77#f77 is       

amended by adding after and below       
subparagraph 7,d7 the following3 ,the   
initial open enrollment period under    
subparagraph 7,a7 for an ,exchange      
established by a ,state shall be        
extended to end on a date 7not later    
than ,april #cj1 #bjad7 specified by the
 ,state1 if the ,state elects such      
extension 7and specifies such ending    
date7 not later than ,march #ca1 #bjad1 
and such enrollment period for the      
,exchange established by the ,secretary 
shall be extended to end on a date 7not 
later than ,april #cj1 #bjad7 specified 
by the ,secretary1 if the ,secretary    
elects such extension 7and specifies    
such ending date7 not later than ,march 
#ca1 #bjad44  7b7 ,conforming extension 
for private coverage ,section #bgjb7;b7 
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#a7;b77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,extension of initial  
open enrollment or special enrollment   
period ,a health insurance issuer       

described in subsection 7a7 that        
provides an initial open enrollment     
period or special enrollment period     
during ,march #bjad1 shall provide for  
an extension of such period through the 
end of the initial open enrollment      
period under section #acaa7;c77#f7 of   
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act applicable to the ,state in 
which the coverage is offered4  4  7c7  
,nonapplication of penalty ,section     
#ejjj;,a7c7 of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7#e7            
,application to #bjad ,for purposes of  
imposing a penalty under this section   
for taxable year #bjad1 the amount of   
the penalty to be imposed shall not     
include any month ending on or before   
the closing date of the initial open    
enrollment period under section         
#acaa7;c77#f7 of the ,patient           
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
for the ,state in which the individual  
resides as of ,april #cj1 #bjad4  4