,,ii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #ebi #aae? ,,congress
  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #abja  ,,9 ,,! 
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july  
#be1 #bjah,receiv$2 read ! fir/ "t      
,july #bf1 #bjah,read ! second "t &     
plac$ on ! cal5d>  ,,an ,,act  ,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 
,section #ejjj;,a7d77#b77;,a7 ( !       
,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*       
section2 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$ical heal?   
s]vices does n include r\t9e d5tal1     
vision & he>+ s]vices1 midwif]y s]vices1
 vacc9ations1 necess>y m$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$ ,clause      
7i77,,ii7 %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 apply to taxable ye>s beg9n+ aft]  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjah4  7c7 ,con/ruction  
,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7
 %all preempt any ,/ate law requir+ !   
provision ( m$ical treatm5t = *ildr51   
especially ^? :o are s]i\sly ill4       
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july  
#bd1 #bjah4,k>5 ,l4 ,haas1,cl]k  ,july  
#bf1 #bjah,read ! second "t & plac$ on !
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