,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bbje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #c1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,enzi 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,portman1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1  
,mr4 ,scott1 and ,mr4 ,thune7 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    
exempt certain small businesses from the
 employer health insurance mandate and  
to modify the definition of full-time   
employee for purposes of such mandate4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,small ,business ,fairness in   
,health ,care ,act4  #b4  ,restrictions 
on application of employer health       
insurance mandate  7a7  ,exception for  
small business concerns  ,section       
#dihj;,h7c77#b7 of the ,internal        
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,f7  ,exception for     
small business concerns  ,the term      

applicable large employer shall not     
include any employer which is a small   
business concern 7within the meaning of 
section #c of the ,small ,business      
,act74  4  7b7  ,definition of          
full-,time employee  ,section           
#dihj;,h7c7 of such ,code is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#b77;,e71 by striking
 by #abj and inserting by #agd1 and     
7#b7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by striking
 #cj hours and inserting #dj hours4  7c7
  ,effective date  ,the amendments made 
by this section shall apply to months   
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjac4