,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #f1       
#bjah,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 
and ,mrs4 ,black7 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 that health  
insurance coverage statements are       
required to be provided to individuals  
only upon request4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,health  
,coverage ,reporting ,paperwork         
,reduction ,act4  #b4 ,health insurance 
coverage statements to individuals      
required only upon request  7a7 ,in     
general ,subsection 7c7 of section #fjee
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf is amended to read as follows3    
7c7 ,statements ,to be furnished upon   
request to individuals with respect to  
whom information is reported  7#a7 ,in  
general ,upon the request of any        

individual whose name is required to be 
set forth in a return required under    
subsection 7a71 the person required to  
make such return shall furnish to such  
individual a written statement showing--
  7,a7 the name and address of the      
person required to make such return and 
the phone number of the information     
contact for such person1 and  7,b7 the  
information required to be shown on the 
return with respect to such individual4 
7#b7 ,time for requesting and furnishing
 statements ,any request for the written
 statement described in paragraph 7#a7  
shall be made not later than #d years   
after the close of the calendar year for
 which the return under subsection 7a7  
was required to be made and shall be    
furnished not later than the later of-- 
7,a7 ,january #ca of the year following 
the calendar year for which the return  
under subsection 7a7 was required to be 
made1 or  7,b7 #fj days after the date  
of such request4  7#c7 #a statement per 
individual2 statement may be furnished  

at any time without request  7,a7 ,in   
general ,in the case of any person      
required to make a return under         
subsection 7a71 the requirement of      
paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply with     
respect to any individual whose name is 
required to be set forth in such return 
after such person has furnished to such 
individual the written statement        
described in paragraph 7#a74  7,b7      
,statement may be furnished at any time 
without request ,a written statement    
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
treated as timely furnished to any      
individual if such statement is         
furnished before such individual        
requests such statement4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to statements  
with respect to returns for calendar    
years after #bjah4