,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bj1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,s*weik]t introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a        
c]tification process = opt+ out ( !     
individual heal? insurance m&ate4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,obamac>e ,opt-,out ,act ( #bjae4  #b4  
,heal? insurance m&ate opt-out  7a7     
,obta9+ exemption ,not)/&+ any o!r      
provision ( law1 an applicable          
individual 7z def9$ 9 subsection 7d7 (  
section #ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue   
,code ( #aihf7 desir+ an exemption f !  
requirem5t to ma9ta9 m9imum ess5tial    
cov]age "u section #ejjj;,a7a7 ( su*    
,code may--  7#a7 reque/ a c]tification 
f ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 ?r\gh !    
,/ate ,ex*ange or ,f$]al ,ex*ange1 z    
applicable1 t su* individual is exempt f
 ! requirem5ts ( section #ejjj;,a7a7 (  
su* ,code1 :i* su* secret>y %all grant  
^u reque/2 or  7#b7 indicate on ! ,f$]al

 income tax return ( su* individual t   
su* individual elects an exemption f !  
requirem5ts ( section #ejjj;,a7a7 ( su* 
,code4  7b7 ,exemption f p5alty  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,subsection 7e7 ( section        
#ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (   
#aihf is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#f7 ,c]tification ( exemption2
 exemption claims  7,a7 ,c]tification ( 
exemption ,an applicable individual =   
any mon? dur+ ! taxable ye> 9 :i* su*   
individual receives a c]tification (    
exemption "u section #b7;a77#a7 ( !     
,obamac>e ,opt-,out ,act ( #bjae1 & =   
any mon? dur+ any subsequ5t taxable ye>4
  7,b7 ,exemption claim ,an applicable  
individual1 = any mon? 9 a taxable ye> =
 :i* an election = an exemption "u      
section #b7;a77#b7 ( ! ,obamac>e        
,opt-,out ,act ( #bjae is made4  4  7#b7
 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 subsection %all apply to mon?s beg9n+  
aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad4