,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #efj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjac ,mr4   
,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t !     
individual m&ate "u ! ,pati5t           
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act %all n
 be con/ru$ z a tax4  #a4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds t on ,june #bh1 #bjab1 ! 
,supreme ,c\rt rul$ t ! individual m&ate
 impos$ by section #aeja ( ! ,pati5t    
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act       
7,public ,law #aaa-adh7 & am5d$ by      
section #ajajf ( su* ,act & sections    
#ajjb & #ajjd ( ! ,heal? ,c>e &         
,education ,reconciliation ,act ( #bjaj 
7,public ,law #aaa-aeb71 has c]ta9      
functional *>act]i/ics ( a tax & c\ld be
 su/a9$ z an ex]cise ( ,congress's p[]  
to tax "u article ,i1 section #h1 clause
 #a ( ! ,con/itution4  #b4              
,classification ( individual m&ate z    
non-tax  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aeja ( !
 ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e   

,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all be    
con/ru$ z impos+ any tax or z an ex]cise
 ( any p[] ( ,congress enum]at$ 9       
article ,i1 section #h1 clause #a (1 or 
! #af? am5dm5t to1 ! ,con/itution4  4   
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by  
?is section %all apply z if includ$ 9 ! 
enactm5t ( section #aeja ( ! ,pati5t    
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act4