,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ac1        
#bjag,mr4 ,amodei 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4         
,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1   
and ,mr4 ,huizenga7 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 provide an exemption 
to the individual mandate to maintain   
health coverage for individuals residing
 in counties with fewer than #b health  
insurance issuers offering plans on an  
,exchange4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,protection from    
,insurance ,exchange ,monopolies ,act4  
#b4 ,modifications to exemption from    
requirement to maintain health coverage 
7a7 ,exemption for individuals in areas 
with fewer than #b issuers offering     
plans on an ,exchange ,section          
#ejjj;,a7e7 of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  

the end the following new paragraph3    
7#f7 ,individuals in areas with fewer   
than #b issuers offering plans on an    
,exchange  7,a7 ,in general ,any        
applicable individual for any period    
during a calendar year if there are     
fewer than #b health insurance issuers  
offering qualified health plans on an   
,exchange for such period in the county 
in which the applicable individual      
resides4  7,b7 ,aggregation rules ,for  
purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 all      
health insurance issuers treated as a   
single employer under subsection 7a7 or 
7b7 of section #eb1 or subsection 7m7 or
 7o7 of section #dad1 shall be treated  
as a single health insurance issuer4  4 
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to months  
beginning after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4