,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bafh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1    
#bjad ,ms4 ,heitkamp 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,begich1  
,mr4 ,manchin1 and ,mr4 ,king7          
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 the definition of large 
employer for purposes of applying the   
employer mandate4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,business ,stability ,act4  #b4         
,modification of large employer         
definition for purposes of the employer 
mandate  7a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#b7
 of section #dihj;,h7c7 of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--   
7#a7 by striking #ej full-time employees
 each place it appears in subparagraphs 
7,a7 and 7,b77i7 and inserting #ajj     
full-time employees1 and  7#b7 by       
striking in excess of #ej in            

subparagraph 7,b77i77,,ii7 and inserting
 in excess of #ajj4  7b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall apply to months beginning after   
,december #ca1 #bjac4