,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #accc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,landrieu1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,casey1   
and ,mr4 ,nelson7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to reinstate funding for the   
,consumer ,operated and ,oriented ,plan 
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,increased          
,competition for ,consumers ,act4  #b4  
,reinstatement of funding for the       
,consumer ,operated and ,oriented ,plan 
program  7a7 ,transfer of funds ,the    
unobligated balance of the funds        
transferred under subsection 7b77#a7 of 
section #fdd of the ,american ,taxpayer 
,relief ,act of #bjab 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ahjdb note7 to the fund established    
under subsection 7a7 of such section    
shall be transferred to the ,consumer   
,operated and ,oriented ,plan program   

established under section #acbb of the  
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjdb7 to    
remain available until expended4  7b7   
,appropriations ,section #acbb of the   
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjdb7 is    
amended by striking subsection 7g7 and  
inserting the following3  7g7           
,appropriations ,there are hereby       
appropriated the amount equal to the    
amount rescinded under section          
#fdd7;b77#b7 of the ,american ,taxpayer 
,relief ,act of #bjab4  4  7c7 ,time for
 awarding loans and grants  7#a7 ,in    
general ,section #acbb7;b77#b7 of the   
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#ahjdb7;b77#b77 is amended by striking  
subparagraph 7,d74  7#b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7  
shall take effect as if enacted as part 
of the ,patient ,protection and         
,affordable ,care ,act 7,public ,law    
#aaa-adh74