,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ah1 #bjac ,mr4  
,begi* 7= himself & ,ms4 ,l&rieu7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to make enrollm5t 9 heal?   
b5efits plans "u ! ,f$]al ,employee     
,heal? ,b5efits ,program available to   
employees ( qualifi$ employ]s :5 few]   
?an #b qualifi$ heal? plans are (f]$    
?r\gh ! ,small ,bus9ess ,heal? ,options 
,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,heal?y ,competition =     
,small ,bus9ess ,act4  #b4 ,,%op        
ex*anges ,section #acaa7;d7 ( ! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;d77 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,rules relat+  
to ,,%op ex*anges  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 !   
case ( a ,,%op ,ex*ange 9 a ,/ate ?r\gh 
:i* few] ?an #b qualifi$ heal? plans at 
ea* level ( cov]age describ$ 9 section  
#acjb7;d77#a7 are available & no        

multi-,/ate ,qualifi$ heal? plan is     
available1 qualifi$ employ]s 9 ! ,/ate  
may make available to employees         
enrollm5t 9 a heal? b5efits plan "u !   
,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits       
,program1 9 accordance ) subp>agraph    
7,b74 ,enrollm5t 9 su* a heal? b5efits  
plan %all be (f]$ 9 ! same mann] t      
enrollm5t 9 o!r qualifi$ heal? plans    
(f]$ ?r\gh ! ,,%op ,ex*ange is (f]$4    
7,b7 ,,fehbp process  7i7 ,9 g5]al      
,not)/&+ ! provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 any ,executive ord]1 or  
any adm9i/rative regulation1 & subject  
to ?is p>agraph1 a qualifi$ employ] 9 a 
,/ate describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all  
be entitl$ to pur*ase cov]age1 rights1 &
 b5efits = ! employees ( ! qualifi$     
employ] "u *apt] #hi ( su* title if     
necess>y employee d$uctions & ag5cy     
contributions 9 paym5t = ! cov]age1     
rights1 & b5efits = ! p]iod ( employm5t 
) ! qualifi$ employ] are curr5tly       
deposit$ 9 ! ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits 
,fund e/abli%$ "u section #hiji ( su*   

title4  7ii7 ,sep>ate risk pool         
,individuals cov]$ "u a heal? b5efits   
plan "u ! ,f$]al ,employees ,heal?      
,b5efits ,program "u clause 7i7 %all be 
9 a risk pool t is sep>ate f ! risk pool
 = individuals o!rwise cov]$ "u a heal? 
b5efits plan "u ! ,f$]al ,employees     
,heal? ,b5efits ,program4  7,c7         
,t]m9ation ( option  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits       
,program enrollm5t option made available
 ?r\gh a ,,%op ,ex*ange1 z describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a71 %all be t]m9at$ if--  
7,i7 #b or m qualifi$ heal? plans at ea*
 level ( cov]age become available ?r\gh 
! ,,%op ,ex*ange2 or  7,,ii7 #a or m    
multi-,/ate qualifi$ heal? plans become 
available ?r\gh ! ,,%op ,ex*ange4  7ii7 
,expiration ( cov]age ,if ! ,f$]al      
,employees ,heal? ,b5efits ,program     
enrollm5t option is t]m9at$1 z describ$ 
9 clause 7i71 an employee ( a qualifi$  
employ] t is enroll$ 9 a heal? b5efits  
plan "u ! ,f$]al ,employees ,heal?      
,b5efits ,program %all reta9 cov]age "u 

su* heal? b5efits plan until ! end ( !  
contract ye>4  7,d7 ,qualification ,=   
purposes ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 &          
7,c77i77,i71 a ,,%op ,ex*ange %all be   
deem$ to h #b or m qualifi$ heal? plans 
at ea* level ( cov]age only if su*      
qualifi$ heal? plans at ea* level (     
cov]age describ$ 9 section #acjb7;d77#a7
 are (f]$ by m ?an #a issu]4  4