,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,blackburn introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,i ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &      
,af=dable ,c>e ,act to require          
v]ification = eligibility = enrollm5t   
dur+ special enrollm5t p]iods 9 ,,ppaca 
insurance plans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,plan ,v]ification & ,fairness ,act (   
#bjag4  #b4 ,requir+ v]ification =      
eligibility = enrollm5t dur+ special    
enrollm5t p]iods 9 ,,ppaca insurance    
plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #acaa7;c7 (
 ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;c77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#g7 ,v]ification requirem5t = special
 enrollm5t p]iods  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y %all provide t1 9 ! case ( a  
special enrollm5t p]iod provid$ = "u    
p>agraph 7#f77;,c7 t is ) respect to a  

plan ye> t beg9s on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 
#bjah1 qualifi$ heal? plans (f]$ ?r\gh  
an ,ex*ange may n make cov]age effective
 ) respect to an individual enroll+ dur+
 su* p]iod until ! ,ex*ange v]ifies1    
?r\gh an approv$ v]ification process    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 t !        
individual1 ) respect to su* ,ex*ange1  
is a qualifi$ individual :o is eligible 
to enroll dur+ su* p]iod4  7,b7 ,approv$
 v]ification process describ$ ,=        
purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 an approv$ 
v]ification process describ$ 9 ?is      
subp>agraph is a process specifi$ by !  
,secret>y ?r\gh int]im f9al rulemak+ t  
requires an individual describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 seek+ to enroll 9 a    
qualifi$ heal? plan describ$ 9 su*      
subp>agraph to submit to ! ,ex*ange su* 
docum5ts z ! ,secret>y det]m9es are     
necess>y 9 ord] = ! ,ex*ange to v]ify t 
! individual1 ) respect to su* ,ex*ange1
 is a qualifi$ individual :o is eligible
 to enroll dur+ a p]iod describ$ 9 su*  
subp>agraph4 ,to ! ext5t practicable1   

su* process %all be simil> to ! review &
 assessm5t process p]ta9+ to special    
enrollm5t p]iods describ$ at #ha ,f$4   
,reg4 #abbgd 9 ! f9al rule entitl$      
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act2 ,,hhs ,notice ( ,b5efit & ,paym5t 
,p>amet]s = #bjag1 publi%$ at #ha ,f$4  
,reg4 #abbjc 7,m>* #h1 #bjaf74  4  7b7  
,/udy & report  7#a7 ,/udy ,! ,inspector
 ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices %all conduct a /udy on         
enrollm5t by individuals 9 qualifi$     
heal? plans 7z def9$ 9 section #acja7;a7
 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable    
,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjba7;a777   
dur+ special enrollm5t p]iods provid$ = 
"u section #acaa7;c77#f77;,c7 ( su* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;c77#f77;,c77 t  
are ) respect to plan ye> #bjaf4 ,su*   
/udy %all include1 ) respect to ea* su* 
p]iod1 an id5tification ( ea* ( !       
foll[+3  7,a7 ,! numb] ( individuals :o 
s\ght to enroll 9 su* a plan ?r\gh an   
,ex*ange e/abli%$ "u su* ,act dur+ su*  
p]iod b :o 7 n all[$ to s enroll dur+   

su* p]iod4  7,b7 ,! numb] ( su*         
individuals :o 7 n all[$ to s enroll    
?r\gh su* an ,ex*ange dur+ su* p]iod on 
acc\nt ( ea* ( ! foll[+3  7i7 ,!        
individual did n provide to ! ,ex*ange  
docum5tation to demon/rate t !          
individual 01 ) respect to ! ,ex*ange1 a
 qualifi$ individual 7z def9$ 9 section 
#acab7;f77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ahjcb7;f77#a777 :o 0 eligible to enroll
 dur+ su* p]iod4  7ii7 ,su* docum5tation
 provid$ to ! ,ex*ange by ! individual 0
 invalid4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an     
,june #a1 #bjah1 su* ,inspector ,g5]al  
%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u p>agraph     
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