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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1272
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2013
Mr. Roberts (for
himself, Mr. Barrasso,
Mr. Coats, Mr.
Cochran, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Sessions, and
Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To provide that certain requirements of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act do not apply if the American Health Benefit
Exchanges are not operating on October 1, 2013.
1.
Short
title
This Act may be cited as
the Exchange Sunset Act of
2013.
2.
Nonapplication
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(a)
Termination of
Exchange requirement
Section 1311 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
(l)
Failure To
offer coverage
If one or more Exchanges fails to accept
applications for enrollment in qualified health plans beginning on October 1,
2013, the requirements of this section shall cease to apply, and any other
provisions of this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) relating to Exchanges
shall not be
applicable.
.
(b)
Requirement of
coverage
Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
(h)
Termination
The
provisions of this section shall terminate on October 1, 2013, if the Secretary
of the Treasury determines that one or more Exchanges fails to accept
applications for enrollment in qualified health plans on such
date.
.