,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjae ,mr4 ,scott 7for himself and ,mrs4
 ,shaheen7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
to provide ,states with flexibility in  
determining the size of employers in the
 small group market4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,affordable ,coverage for   
,employees ,act or the ,,pace ,act4  #b4
 ,small employers in the group market   
7a7 ,in general ,section #acjd7;b7 of   
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbd7;b77  
is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by 
striking #aja employees and inserting   
#ea employees2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by striking #ajj employees and inserting
 #ej employees2 and  7#c7 by striking   

paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the        
following3  7#c7 ,state option to extend
 definition of small employer ,nothing  
in this subsection shall prevent a      
,state from treating an employer with an
 average of at least #a but not more    
than #ajj employees on business days    
during the preceding calendar year as a 
small employer for purposes of this     
title4  4  7b7 ,public ,health ,service 
,act ,section #bgia7;e7 of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#ia7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#b71 by striking #aja        
employees and inserting #ea employees2  
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking
 #ajj employees and inserting #ej       
employees4