,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,hudson introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to exempt the spouses of
 active duty members of the ,armed      
,forces from the determination of       
whether an employer is subject to the   
employer health insurance mandate4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,realizing ,opportunity for ,spouses
 in ,employment ,act or the ,,rosie     
,act4  #b4 ,exemption of spouses of     
active duty members of the ,armed       
,forces from determinations under the   
employer health insurance mandate  7a7  
,in general ,section                    
#dihj;,h7c77#b77;,f7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended to   
read as follows3  7,f7 ,exemption for   
health coverage under ,,tricare or the  
,veterans ,administration ,solely for   

purposes of determining whether an      
employer is an applicable large employer
 under this paragraph for any month1 an 
individual shall not be taken into      
account as an employee for such month   
if--  7i7 such individual has medical   
coverage for such month under-- 7,i7    
chapter #ee of title #aj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 including coverage under 
the ,,tricare program1 or  7,,ii7 a     
health care program under chapter #ag or
 #ah of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code1 as determined by the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 in coordination  
with the ,secretary of ,health and      
,human ,services and the ,secretary1 or 
7ii7 such individual is the spouse of an
 individual who1 at any time during such
 month1 is on active duty in the ,armed 
,forces of the ,united ,states4  4  7b7 
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to months      
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4