,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #baff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1    
#bjad ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,heitkamp1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,warner1
 ,mr4 ,begich1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of   
#aihf to modify provisions relating to  
determinations of full-time equivalent  
employees for purposes of the ,patient  
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,treating ,families ,fairly
 ,act4  #b4 ,determinations with respect
 to full-time equivalent employees  7a7 
,in general ,section #dihj;,h7c77#b7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7,f7 ,exemption of certain  
employees ,in determining the number of 
full-time employees of an employer for  
purposes of this section1 an employee   

that is covered under minimal essential 
coverage under an eligible employer     
sponsored plan 7as defined in section   
#ejjj;,a7f77#b77 as the spouse or child 
of another employee who is employed by  
such employer shall not be counted4  4  
7b7 ,regulations ,the ,secretary of the 
,treasury shall promulgate regulations  
necessary to carry out the amendment    
made by subsection 7a71 including       
providing guidance on the status of     
employees that leave their present      
employer or have a family member leave  
their present employer after an         
exemption under such amendment has been 
provided4