,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #igc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjac ,mr4   
,s5s5br5n] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4
 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,ba*us1 ,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,tib]i1 ,mr4 ,b\/any1 
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1  
,mr4 ,huiz5ga ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 
,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,c>t]1   
,mr4 ,nug5t1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,petri1
 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4       
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,we/morel&1 ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 
,mr4 ,g+rey ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mill] (   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1   
,mr4 ,b>letta1 ,mr4 ,=bes1 & ,mr4       
,duffy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ways & ,means & ,education & !      
,work=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 exempt employ]s f any      

excise tax & c]ta9 suits & p5alties 9 ! 
case ( a failure ( a gr\p heal? plan to 
provide cov]age to :i* an employ]       
objects on ! basis ( religi\s belief or 
moral conviction4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,religi\s ,fre$om  
,tax ,repeal ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,gr\p   
heal? plan requirem5t excise tax        
exception = religi\s or moral opposition
 to cov]age ,section #dihj;,d ( !       
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ 
by r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z          
subsection 7g7 & by ins]t+ aft]         
subsection 7e7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7f7 ,exception = religi\s or moral      
opposition to c]ta9 cov]age ,no tax %all
 be impos$ on a failure ( a gr\p heal?  
plan to meet ! requirem5ts ( section    
#bgac7;a77#d7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act1 z su* section applies by op]ation
 ( section #ihae1 9 ! case ( any failure
 to provide cov]age to :i* an employ] ) 
respect to su* plan is oppos$ by reason 
( adh]5ce to a religi\s belief or moral 
conviction4  4  #c4 ,no au?ority "u     

,,erisa to en=ce requirem5t = gr\p heal?
 plans to provide cov]age to :i* an     
employ] objects on religi\s or moral    
gr\nds ,section #ejb7;b7 ( ! ,employee  
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb7;b77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,!    
,secret>y may n br+ an action to en=ce  
any requirem5t to provide cov]age "u    
section #bgac7;a77#d7 ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act1 z su* section applies by 
op]ation ( section #gae7;a7 ( ?is title1
 aga9/ a plan if an employ] ) respect to
 su* plan is oppos$ to su* cov]age by   
reason ( adh]5ce to a religi\s belief or
 moral conviction4  4  #d4 ,no p5alties 
"u ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act = gr\p 
heal? plans n provid+ cov]age to :i* an 
employ] objects on religi\s or moral    
gr\nds ,section #bgac ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,exception
 = religi\s or moral opposition to c]ta9
 cov]age ,! provisions ( subsections    
7a77#b7 & 7b7 ( section #bgbc %all n    

apply ) respect to any failure ( a gr\p 
heal? plan ( an employ] or gr\p heal?   
insurance cov]age (f]$ 9 connection )   
su* a plan to meet any requirem5t "u    
subsection 7a77#d7 ins(> z su*          
requirem5t relates to provid+ cov]age to
 :i* an employ] is oppos$ on ! basis (  
religi\s belief or moral conviction4  4