,,ii #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bbec ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,april #aj1 #bjad,mr4 ,frank5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to provide = a tempor>y %ift 9 ! s*$ul$ collection ( ! transitional re9surance program paym5ts4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal? ,c>e ,fairness & ,/ability ,act4 #b4 ,%ift 9 ! collection ( ! paym5t = ! transitional re9surance program 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #acda7;b7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjfa7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjah1 aft] requir$ to make paym5ts2 & 7ii7 by /rik+ any plan ye> beg9n+ 9 ! #c-ye> p]iod & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! end & ins]t+ paym5ts made "u subp>agraph 7,c7 7z specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7722 7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ & uses & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,c7 ! applicable re9surance entity makes re9surance paym5ts to heal? insurance issu]s describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t cov] high risk individuals 9 ! individual m>ket 7exclud+ gr&fa!r$ heal? plans7 = any plan ye> beg9n+ 9 ! #c-ye> p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjad1 9 an aggregate am\nt ( up to ! total ( ! aggregate contribution am\nts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b77iv71 subject to p>agraph 7#d74 2 7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 & ins]t+ p>agraph 7#a77;,c72 7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ #bjad & ins]t+ #bjah2 & 7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7i7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ adm9i/rative & ins]t+ op]ational2 7ii7 by r$esignat+ clauses 7iii7 & 7iv7 z clauses 7iv7 & 7v71 respectively2 7iii7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7ii71 ! foll[+3 7iii7 ! aggregate contribution am\nt = all ,/ates %all be bas$ on ! total am\nt ( re9surance paym5ts made "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c72 2 7iv7 by /rik+ clause 7iv71 z s r$esignat$1 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 7iv7 ! aggregate contribution am\nt collect$ "u clause 7iii7 %all1 )\t reg>d to am\nts describ$ 9 clause 7ii71 be limit$ to #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj bas$ on ! plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 #bjad1 #f1jjj1jjj1jjj bas$ on ! plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 #bjae1 & #d1jjj1jjj1jjj bas$ on ! plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 #bjaf2 2 7v7 9 clause 7v71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ clause 7iii7 ea* place t su* t]m appe>s & ins]t+ clause 7iv72 & 7vi7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7v71 ! foll[+3 7vi7 9 addition to ! contribution am\nts "u clauses 7iii71 7iv71 & 7v71 ea* issu]'s contribution am\nt-- 7,i7 %all reflect its proportionate %>e ( an additional #bj1cjj1jjj = op]ational exp5ses = re9surance paym5ts = cal5d> ye> #bjad & = re9surance collections = cal5d> ye> #bjah2 7,,ii7 %all reflect its proportionate %>e ( op]ational exp5ses = re9surance paym5ts = cal5d> ye> #bjae & = re9surance collections = cal5d> ye> #bjai2 & 7,,iii7 %all reflect its proportionate %>e ( op]ational exp5ses = re9surance paym5ts = cal5d> ye> #bjaf & = re9surance collections = cal5d> ye> #bjbj2 & 7vii7 collection ( ! contribution am\nts provid$ = 9 clauses 7ii7 ?r\gh 7vi7 %all be initiat$-- 7,i7 = cal5d> ye> #bjad1 n e>li] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjah2 7,,ii7 = cal5d> ye> #bjae1 n e>li] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjai2 & 7,,iii7 = cal5d> ye> #bjaf1 n e>li] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4 2 7#d7 9 p>agraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ contribution am\nts collect$ = any cal5d> ye> & ins]t+ am\nt provid$ "u p>agraph 7#e7 = re9surance paym5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c72 & 7ii7 by /rik+ 2 & & ins]t+ a p]iod2 7,b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b72 7,c7 by /rik+ t-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! contribution 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+ t ! contribution2 & 7,d7 9 ! flu% matt] at ! end1 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#c77;,b77iv7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 p>agraph 7#c77;,b77v7 & any am\nts collect$ "u clause 7ii7 ( p>agraph 7#c77;,b7 t1 :5 comb9$ ) ! fund+ provid$ = "u p>agraph 7#e71 exce$ ! aggregate am\nt p]mitt$ = mak+ ! re9surance paym5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 & to fund ! op]ational exp5ses ( applicable re9surance entities12 & 7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#e7 ,fund+ ,to c>ry out ?is section1 !re is appropriat$1 out ( any money 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise appropriat$1 an am\nt equal to ! aggregate am\nt to be collect$ = plan ye>s beg9n+ 9 #bjad set =? 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b77iv7 = re9surance paym5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c71 & an am\nt equal to ! contribution am\nts set =? 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b77vi7 to fund op]ational exp5ses ( applicable re9surance entities4 4 7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all be con/ru$ to increase ! am\nt ( paym5ts to be collect$ "u subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 or to decrease ! am\nt ( ! re9surance paym5ts to be made "u subsection 7b77#a77;,c7 ( section #acda ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjfa74 7c7 ,m$ical loss ratio ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all promulgate regulations or guidance to ensure t heal? insurance issu]s reflect *anges made 9 section #acda ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act ) section #bgah ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ah7 & sections #acdb & #acab7;c7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjfc & #ahjcb7;c774