,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjah,mr4  
,budd 7= himself & ,mr4 ,h>ris7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require %ort-t]m limit$     
duration insurance issu]s to r5ew or    
cont9ue 9 =ce su* cov]age at ! option ( 
! enrollees4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,*oices 9      
,heal? ,c>e ,cov]age ,act4  #b4         
,%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance  7a7
 ,def9ition ,section #bgia7;b7 ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia7;b77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,%ort-t]m 
limit$ duration insurance ,! t]m        
%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance means
 heal? insurance cov]age provid$        
pursuant to a contract ) a heal?        
insurance issu] t has an expiration date
 specifi$ 9 ! contract 7n tak+ into     
acc\nt any ext5sions t may be elect$ by 
! policyhold] ) or )\t ! issu]'s cons5t7

 t is less ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! orig9al 
effective date ( ! contract4  4  7b7    
,gu>ante$ r5ewability ,section #bgjc ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 by ins]t+ or (f]s       
%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance aft] 
gr\p m>ket2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7f7 ,application to %ort-,t]m  
limit$ duration insurance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 apply+ ?is section 9 ! case (       
%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance--    
7,a7 a ref]5ce to heal? insurance       
cov]age ) respect to su* cov]age (f]$ 9 
! individual m>ket %all be deem$ to     
include %ort-t]m limit$ duration        
insurance2 &  7,b7 a ref]5ce to heal?   
insurance issu] ) respect to heal?      
insurance cov]age (f]$ 9 ! individual   
m>ket %all be deem$ to include an issu] 
( %ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance4   
7#b7 ,special rule = %ort-t]m limit$    
duration insurance ,9 ! case ( %ort-t]m 
limit$ duration insurance1 at ! "t (    
application = enrollm5t 9 su* insurance 

cov]age1 an individual may decl9e       
r5ewability ( su* cov]age 9 accordance )
 ?is section1 & ! contract betwe5 su*   
individual & ! heal? insurance issu]    
%all specify :e!r ! individual opt$ =   
r5ewability or no r5ewability4  4  7c7  
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all apply )      
respect to contracts = %ort-t]m limit$  
duration insurance t take effect on or  
aft] ,may #a1 #bjah4