#aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bb  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal    
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to exempt         
employees ) heal? cov]age "u ,,tric>e or
 ! ,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration f be+ tak5    
into acc\nt = purposes ( det]m9+ !      
employ]s to :i* ! employ] m&ate applies 
"u ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable    
,c>e ,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,hire ,m ,h]oes ,act (  
#bjae4  #b4 ,employees ) heal? cov]age  
"u ,,tric>e or ! ,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration 
n tak5 into acc\nt 9 det]m9+ employ]s to
 :i* ! employ] m&ate applies "u ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #dihj;,h7c77#b7 ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7        
,exemption = heal? cov]age "u ,,tric>e  
or ! ,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration ,solely =   
purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r an employ] is an
 applicable l>ge employ] "u ?is p>agraph
 = any mon?1 an individual %all n be    
tak5 into acc\nt z an employee = su*    
mon? if su* individual has m$ical       

cov]age = su* mon? "u--  7i7 *apt] #ee (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+
 cov]age "u ! ,,tric>e program1 or  7ii7
 "u a heal? c>e program "u *apt] #ag or 
#ah ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & ! ,secret>y4 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made  
by subsection 7a7 %all apply to mon?s   
beg9n+ aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjac4  ,pass$
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,janu>y #f1  
#bjae4;,cl]k4