,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjae,ms4    
,heitkamp 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,k+7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal 
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to modify !       
def9ition ( l>ge employ] = purposes (   
apply+ ! employ] m&ate4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,/ability ,act4  #b4           
,modification ( l>ge employ] def9ition =
 purposes ( ! employ] m&ate  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,p>agraph 7#b7 ( section          
#dihj;,h7c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (
 #aihf is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 by /rik+ #ej full-"t employees &  
ins]t+ #aja full-"t employees2 &  7#b7 9
 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i7-- 
7i7 by /rik+ #ej full-"t employees ea*  
place x appe>s & ins]t+ #ajj full-"t    
employees2 &  7ii7 9 subclause 7,,ii71  
by /rik+ 9 excess ( #ej & ins]t+ 9      
excess ( #ajj2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+3  7iii7 ,eligible to pur*ase 9 
small gr\p m>ket  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,?is    
section %all n apply to a small employ] 
t is eligible to pur*ase a qualifi$     
heal? plan 9 ! small gr\p heal?         
insurance m>ket4  7,,ii7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is clause1 ! t]ms small employ] & small
 gr\p m>ket %all h ! mean+s giv5 su*    
t]ms 9 section #acjd ( ! ,pati5t        
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act4  4   
7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section %all apply to mon?s beg9n+  
aft] ,decemb] #ca1 #bjac4