,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #g1 #bjac,mr4 
,man*9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kirk7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to delay !         
implem5tation ( ! individual heal?      
cov]age m&ate "u ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act4  #a4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,congress 
mu/ ensure t heal?c>e is af=dable &     
accessible4  7#b7 ,political            
disagreem5ts mu/ be set aside s t       
,congress & ! ,presid5t c "w toge!r to  
improve heal?c>e quality1 access1 &     
af=dability4  7#c7 ,af=dable access to  
prev5tative c>e c provide enorm\s       
b5efits & r$uce ov]all co/s to all      
,am]icans1 "y & old4  7#d7 ,individuals 
& families are ultimately responsible & 
acc\ntable = _! own well-be+ & long-t]m 
heal?1 & our laws %\ld reflect ?is      
reality4  7#e7 ,subscrib+ to a heal?y   
life/yle %\ld be a goal = all ,am]icans1

 & ,congress %\ld act 9 an appropriate &
 responsible mann] to make ?is goal     
a*ievable4  7#f7 ,!re are _m positive   
re=ms includ$ 9 ! ,pati5t ,protection & 
,af=dable ,c>e ,act t are improv+       
cov]age1 end+ discrim9ation1 & r$uc+    
co/s4 ,requir+ insur]s to cov] pre-exi/+
 conditions1 mat]nity c>e1 & em]g5cy    
s]vices & all[+ "y adults to /ay on _!  
p>5ts' plans until age #bf are examples 
( positive re=ms 9 ! ,act t mu/ cont9ue 
to be implem5t$4  7#g7 ,nev]!less1 x is 
important to recognize :5 a new program 
is n meet+ ! high /&>ds t ! ,am]ican p  
expect4 ,s f>1 ! ,f$]al heal?c>e        
ex*anges h fail$1 & we mu/ deliv] a     
bett] product4  7#h7 ,:ile e program mu/
 g ?r\gh a transition p]iod1 no         
individual or family %\ld be p5aliz$    
:ile ! problems 9 new heal?c>e ex*anges 
are be+ address$4  7#i7 ,congress %\ld  
"w t[>d fix+ ^! flaws & ensur+ ! new    
programs are /rong1 :ile giv+ ! ,am]ican
 p a transition p]iod4  7#aj7 ,delay+ ! 
implem5tation ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & 

,af=dable ,c>e ,act is n an appropriate 
or responsible action1 b ,congress %\ld 
n hesitate to enact commons5se re=ms1   
su* z an individual m&ate transition    
ye>1 to improve ?is important           
legislation4  #b4 #a-ye> delay (        
individual heal? cov]age m&ate  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,subsection 7a7 ( section #ejjj;,a
 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is  
am5d$ by /rik+ #bjac & ins]t+ #bjad4    
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,subp>agraph 
7,b7 ( section #ejjj;,a7c77#b7 ( !      
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ 
by /rik+ clause 7i7 & by r$esignat+     
clauses 7ii7 & 7iii7 z clauses 7i7 &    
7ii71 respectively4  7#b7 ,subp>agraph  
7,b7 ( section #ejjj;,a7c77#c7 ( su*    
,code is am5d$ by /rik+ #ie = #bjad &4  
7#c7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( section           
#ejjj;,a7e7 ( su* ,code is am5d$-- 7,a7 
by /rik+ #h p]c5t 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 &  
ins]t+ ! applicable p]c5tage1  7,b7 by  
/rik+ ,index+ 9 ! head+ ( subp>agraph   
7,d7 & ins]t+ ,applicable p]c5tage1 &   
7,c7 by /rik+ ,9 ! case ( plan ye>s     

beg9n+ 9 any cal5d> ye> aft] #bjad1     
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be appli$ by      
sub/itut+ = #h p]c5t & ins]t+ ,9 ! case 
( plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 any cal5d> ye>1 !  
applicable p]c5tage is4  7c7 ,effective 
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all apply to mon?s beg9n+ aft] ,decemb]
 #ca1 #bjac4