,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ffa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1 #bjag,mr4
 ,gu?rie introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize heal?  
insurance issu]s to (f] = sale previ\sly
 available heal? insurance cov]age 9 !  
small gr\p m>ket 9 satisfaction ( !     
m9imum ess5tial heal? insurance cov]age 
requirem5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,employee ,fairness & ,relief ,act (    
#bjag4  #b4 ,p]mitt+ cont9u$ (f]+ (     
pre-,,aca heal? insurance cov]age 9 !   
small gr\p m>ket  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ 
any provision ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & 
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7includ+ any am5dm5t
 made by su* ,act or by ! ,heal? ,c>e & 
,education ,reconciliation ,act (       

#bjaj71 a heal? insurance issu] t has 9 
effect heal? insurance cov]age 9 ! small
 gr\p m>ket on any date dur+ #bjac may  
(f] su* cov]age = sale on or aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 9 su* m>ket    
outside ( an ,ex*ange e/abli%$ "u       
section #acaa or #acba ( su* ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca1 #ahjda74 ,su* a gr\p  
heal? plan %all n be treat$ z n comply+ 
) ! requirem5ts ( su* ,act 7or !        
am5dm5ts made by su* ,acts7 ins(> z x   
provides heal? b5efits ?r\gh heal?      
insurance cov]age t is p]mitt$ "u !     
previ\s s5t5ce4  7b7 ,treatm5t z        
gr&fa!r$ heal? plan 9 satisfaction (    
m9imum ess5tial cov]age ,heal? insurance
 cov]age describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all 
be treat$ z a gr&fa!r$ heal? plan =     
purposes ( ! am5dm5t made by section    
#aeja7;b7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act4  7c7 ,con/ruction  
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ z   
affect+ ! au?ority ( ,/ates ) respect to
 ! regulation ( heal? insurance cov]age 
9 ! small gr\p m>ket4  7d7 ,small gr\p  

m>ket def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m small 
gr\p m>ket has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9   
section #bgia7;e77#e7 ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
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