,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aiae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ac1  
#bjad,mr4 ,flake 7for himself and ,mr4  
,johnson of ,wisconsin7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to permit health insurance  
issuers to offer additional plan options
 to individuals4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,removing     
,limitations on ,insurance              
,effectiveness and ,flexibility ,act of 
#bjac or the ,re,l,i,e,f ,act4  #b4     
,authority to offer additional plan     
options  7a7 ,catastrophic plans        
,notwithstanding title ,i of the        
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71 a   
catastrophic plan as described in       
section #acjb7;e7 of such ,act shall be 
deemed to be a qualified health plan    
7including for purposes of receiving tax
 credits under section #cf;,b of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and   

cost-sharing assistance under section   
#adjb of this ,act71 except that for    
purposes of enrollment in such plans1   
the provisions of paragraph 7#b7 of such
 section #acjb7;e7 shall not apply4  7b7
 ,individual mandate ,coverage under a  
catastrophic plan under subsection 7a7  
shall be deemed to be minimum essential 
coverage for purposes of section        
#ejjj;,a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf4