,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjae,ms4 
,ayotte 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,ms4    
,baldw91 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 
,br[n1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4
 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4   
,portman1 ,mr4 ,rob]ts1 & ,mr4 ,ris*7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section    
#ejjj;,a ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (   
#aihf to provide an additional religi\s 
exemption f ! individual heal? cov]age  
m&ate1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,equitable ,access to ,c>e & ,heal? ,act
 or ! ,,ea* ,act4  #b4 ,additional      
religi\s exemption f heal? cov]age      
responsibility requirem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,subp>agraph 7,a7 ( section             
#ejjj;,a7d77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue    
,code ( #aihf is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7,a7 ,religi\s consci5ce exemptions   

7i7 ,9 g5]al ,su* t]m %all n include any
 individual = any mon? if su* individual
 has 9 effect an exemption "u section   
#acaa7;d77#d77;,h7 ( ! ,pati5t          
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act :i*   
c]tifies t-- 7,i7 su* individual is a   
memb] ( a recogniz$ religi\s sect or    
division !re( :i* is describ$ 9 section 
#adjb7;g77#a71 & is adh]5t ( e/abli%$   
t5ets or tea*+s ( su* sect or division z
 describ$ 9 su* section1 or  7,,ii7 su* 
individual is a memb] ( a religi\s sect 
or division !re( :i* is n describ$ 9    
section #adjb7;g77#a71 :o relies solely 
on a religi\s me?od ( heal+1 & = :om !  
acceptance ( m$ical heal? s]vices w\ld  
be inconsi/5t ) ! religi\s beliefs ( !  
individual4  7ii7 ,special rules  7,i7  
,m$ical heal? s]vices def9$ ,= purposes 
( ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m m$ical heal?   
s]vices does n include r\t9e d5tal1     
vision1 & he>+ s]vices1 midwif]y        
s]vices1 vacc9ations1 necess>y m$ical   
s]vices provid$ to *ildr51 s]vices      
requir$ by law or by a ?ird p>ty1 & su* 

o!r s]vices z ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices may provide 9 implem5t+ 
section #acaa7;d77#d77;,h7 ( ! ,pati5t  
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act4      
7,,ii7 ,atte/ation requir$ ,?is clause  
%all apply to an individual = mon?s 9 a 
taxable ye> only if ! in=mation provid$ 
by ! individual "u section              
#adaa7;b77#e77;,a7 ( su* ,act includes  
an atte/ation t ! individual has n      
receiv$ m$ical heal? s]vices dur+ !     
prec$+ taxable ye>4  4  7b7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all take effect z if includ$ 9 !       
am5dm5ts made by section #aeja ( !      
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act4  7c7 ,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 !       
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
preempt any ,/ate law requir+ !         
provision ( m$ical treatm5t = *ildr51   
especially ^? :o are s]i\sly ill4