,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1      
#bjae,ms4 ,heitkamp 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf to modify the definition of   
large employer for purposes of applying 
the employer mandate4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,business ,stability ,act4  #b4         
,modification of large employer         
definition for purposes of the employer 
mandate  7a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#b7
 of section #dihj;,h7c7 of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
#ej full-time employees and inserting   
#aja full-time employees2 and  7#b7 in  
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7--
  7i7 by striking #ej full-time         
employees each place it appears and     
inserting #ajj full-time employees2 and 

7ii7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking in
 excess of #ej and inserting in excess  
of #ajj2 and  7,b7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7iii7 ,eligible to      
purchase in small group market  7,i7 ,in
 general ,this section shall not apply  
to a small employer that is eligible to 
purchase a qualified health plan in the 
small group health insurance market4    
7,,ii7 ,definitions ,in this clause1 the
 terms small employer and small group   
market shall have the meanings given    
such terms in section #acjd of the      
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the
 amendments made by this section shall  
apply to months beginning after         
,december #ca1 #bjac4