,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bbe #aacth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #aeib    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,october #bh1 #bjac,mr4 ,rubio
 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4        
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4
 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,cochran1
 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 and ,mr4
 ,thune7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read the first time  ,october 
#bi1 #bjac,read the second time and     
placed on the calendar  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
provide for a delay of the individual   
mandate under the ,patient ,protection  
and ,affordable ,care ,act until the    
,american ,health ,benefit ,exchanges   
are functioning properly4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,delay ,until ,fully ,functional ,act of
 #bjac4  #b4 ,delay in the individual   
mandate and exemption from penalty  7a7 
,delay in applicability ,section        
#aeja7;d7 of the ,patient ,protection   
and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjia7;d77 is amended to read

 as follows3  7d7 ,effective date  7#a7 
,in general ,the amendments made by this
 section shall apply to taxable years   
beginning #f months after the date on   
which the ,inspector ,general for the   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services submits to ,congress the      
certification described in paragraph    
7#c74  7#b7 ,,gao study and report  7,a7
 ,in general ,not later than #cj days   
after the date of enactment of the      
,delay ,until ,fully ,functional ,act of
 #bjac1 the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states shall conduct a study  
to determine whether the ,american      
,health ,benefit ,exchanges1 including  
the ,exchange administered by the       
,federal ,government1 and all other     
point of enrollment options 7including  
telephone and postal options71 are fully
 functional and operating in a manner   
consistent with the role envisioned for 
,exchanges under this ,act1 and submit  
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress a report concerning the       

results of such study4  7,b7 ,subsequent
 studies and reports ,if1 based on the  
results of the study conducted under    
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,comptroller     
,general determines that the ,exchanges 
are not fully functional and operating  
in a manner consistent with the role    
envisioned for ,exchanges under this    
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
conduct one or more subsequent studies  
every #fj days 7and submit reports based
 on the results of such studies7 until  
the ,comptroller ,general determines    
that the ,exchanges are fully functional
 and operating in such manner4  7#c7    
,certification ,upon the submission of a
 report under paragraph 7#b7 that       
determines that the ,american ,health   
,benefit ,exchanges are fully functional
 and operating in a manner consistent   
with the role envisioned for ,exchanges 
under this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general
 for the ,department of ,health and     
,human ,services shall submit to        
,congress a certification 7in writing7  

of the results of such report4  7#d7    
,adjustment of dates ,in applying       
section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury shall adjust the dates 
in such section accordingly based on the
 application of this subsection4  4  7b7
 ,exemption from penalty ,section       
#ejjj;,a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7h7 ,exemption ,the 
provisions of this section shall not    
apply to an individual who is unable to 
enroll in a qualified health plan       
because of the technical or customer    
service issues of an ,american ,health  
,benefit ,exchange1 as determined by the
 ,secretary4  4  ,october #bi1          
#bjac,read the second time and placed on
 the calendar