,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bgfi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #b1 #bjag,mr4 ,loebsack introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to prevent the application of the provisions of the individual mandate to individuals residing in rating areas with no qualified health plans offered on the ,exchange4 #a4 ,waiver of individual mandate for rating areas with no insurers 7a7 ,individuals residing in exempted areas ,for purposes of section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 an individual who resides in a rating area in which no qualified health plans are offered in the individual market through an ,exchange established under section #acaa or #acba of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act is deemed to have been determined by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services under section #acaa7;d77#d77;,h7 of such ,act to have suffered a hardship with respect to the capability to obtain coverage under a qualified health plan4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable and plan years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjag4