,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #fec #aadth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ied 
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,september #bh1               
#bjaf,received2 read the first time     
,september #bi1 #bjaf,read the second   
time and placed on the calendar  ,,an   
,,act  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf to exempt from the       
individual mandate certain individuals  
who had coverage under a terminated     
qualified health plan funded through the
 ,consumer ,operated and ,oriented ,plan
 7,,co-,,op7 program4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,co-,,op
 ,consumer ,protection ,act of #bjaf4   
#b4 ,exemption from individual mandate  
for certain individuals who had coverage
 under a terminated health plan funded  
through the ,consumer ,operated and     
,oriented ,plan 7,,co-,,op7 program  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ejjj;,a7e7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#f7 ,certain 

individuals previously enrolled in      
health plans funded through the         
,consumer ,operated and ,oriented ,plan 
7,,co-,,op7 program ,any applicable     
individual for any month if-- 7,a7 such 
individual was enrolled in minimum      
essential coverage offered by a         
qualified nonprofit health insurance    
issuer 7as defined in subsection 7c7 of 
section #acbb of the ,patient           
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjdb77 receiving funds 
with respect to such coverage through   
the ,consumer ,operated and ,oriented   
,plan program established under such    
section1  7,b7 during the calendar year 
which includes such month1 such issuer  
terminated such coverage in the area in 
which the individual resides1 and  7,c7 
such month ends after the date on which 
such coverage was so terminated4  4  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendment made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to months beginning after ,december #ca1
 #bjac4  ,passed the ,house of          

,representatives ,september #bg1        
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk           
,september #bi1 #bjaf,read the second   
time and placed on the calendar