,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,mc,cain 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,barrasso7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to establish a certification   
process for opting out of the individual
 health insurance mandate4  #a4 ,short  
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,obamacare ,opt-,out ,act of #bjad4  #b4
 ,health insurance mandate opt-out  7a7 
,obtaining exemption ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law1 an          
applicable individual 7as defined in    
subsection 7d7 of section #ejjj;,a of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf7  
desiring an exemption from the          
requirement to maintain minimum         
essential coverage under section        
#ejjj;,a7a7 of such ,code may-- 7#a7    
request a certification from the        
,secretary of the ,treasury1 through the
 ,state ,exchange or ,federal ,exchange1

 as applicable1 that such individual is 
exempt from the requirements of section 
#ejjj;,a7a7 of such ,code1 which such   
secretary shall grant upon request2 or  
7#b7 indicate on the ,federal income tax
 return of such individual that such    
individual elects an exemption from the 
requirements of section #ejjj;,a7a7 of  
such ,code4  7b7 ,exemption from penalty
  7#a7 ,in general ,subsection 7e7 of   
section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
,certification of exemption2 exemption  
claims  7,a7 ,certification of exemption
 ,an applicable individual for any month
 during the taxable year in which such  
individual receives a certification of  
exemption under section #b7;a77#a7 of   
the ,obamacare ,opt-,out ,act of #bjad1 
and for any month during any subsequent 
taxable year4  7,b7 ,exemption claim ,an
 applicable individual1 for any month in
 a taxable year for which an election   
for an exemption under section          

#b7;a77#b7 of the ,obamacare ,opt-,out  
,act of #bjad is made4  4  7#b7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to months   
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjac4