,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bbe #aac? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #aeib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate
 ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bh1  
#bjac,mr4 ,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hat*1
 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4      
,co*ran1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 &
 ,mr4 ,?une7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read ! fir/ "t  ,octob] #bi1      
#bjac,read ! second "t & plac$ on !     
cal5d>  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a delay
 ( ! individual m&ate "u ! ,pati5t      
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act until 
! ,am]ican ,heal? ,b5efit ,ex*anges are 
function+ prop]ly4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,delay ,until     
,fully ,functional ,act ( #bjac4  #b4   
,delay 9 ! individual m&ate & exemption 
f p5alty  7a7 ,delay 9 applicability    
,section #aeja7;d7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjia7;d77 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7d7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section   
%all apply to taxable ye>s beg9n+ #f    

mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! ,inspector   
,g5]al = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices submits to ,congress !         
c]tification describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  
7#b7 ,,gao /udy & report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ! ,delay ,until ,fully       
,functional ,act ( #bjac1 ! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy to det]m9e :e!r ! ,am]ican ,heal?  
,b5efit ,ex*anges1 includ+ ! ,ex*ange   
adm9i/]$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 & all   
o!r po9t ( enrollm5t options 7includ+   
telephone & po/al options71 are fully   
functional & op]at+ 9 a mann] consi/5t )
 ! role envision$ = ,ex*anges "u ?is    
,act1 & submit to ! appropriate         
committees ( ,congress a report conc]n+ 
! results ( su* /udy4  7,b7 ,subsequ5t  
/udies & reports ,if1 bas$ on ! results 
( ! /udy conduct$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al det]m9es t !        
,ex*anges are n fully functional &      
op]at+ 9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! role      
envision$ = ,ex*anges "u ?is ,act1 !    

,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct "o or m 
subsequ5t /udies e #fj days 7& submit   
reports bas$ on ! results ( su* /udies7 
until ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al det]m9es t ! 
,ex*anges are fully functional & op]at+ 
9 su* mann]4  7#c7 ,c]tification ,^u !  
submission ( a report "u p>agraph 7#b7 t
 det]m9es t ! ,am]ican ,heal? ,b5efit   
,ex*anges are fully functional & op]at+ 
9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! role envision$ = 
,ex*anges "u ?is ,act1 ! ,inspector     
,g5]al = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices %all submit to ,congress a     
c]tification 79 writ+7 ( ! results ( su*
 report4  7#d7 ,adju/m5t ( dates ,9     
apply+ section #ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal    
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 ! ,secret>y ( !  
,treasury %all adju/ ! dates 9 su*      
section accord+ly bas$ on ! application 
( ?is subsection4  4  7b7 ,exemption f  
p5alty ,section #ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal   
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7 ,exemption ,!   
provisions ( ?is section %all n apply to
 an individual :o is unable to enroll 9 

a qualifi$ heal? plan because ( !       
te*nical or cu/om] s]vice issues ( an   
,am]ican ,heal? ,b5efit ,ex*ange1 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  ,octob] #bi1
 #bjac,read ! second "t & plac$ on !    
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