,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ad1 
#bjag,mr4 ,king introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
by clarifying that ,state ,exchanges are
 prohibited from imposing fees or       
assessments on issuers of excepted      
benefits and standalone dental plans not
 sold through an ,exchange4  #a4        
,prohibiting ,state exchanges from      
imposing assessments or fees on excepted
 benefits and standalone dental plans   
not sold through an ,exchange  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #acaa7;d77#e7 of the   
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4               
#ahjca7;d77#e77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 1       
subject to subparagraph 7,c7 after its  
operations2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  

end the following new subparagraph3     
7,c7 ,limitation ,a ,state may not      
charge a health insurance issuer1 solely
 for purposes of supporting an ,exchange
 in accordance with subparagraph 7,a71  
an assessment1 user fee1 tax1 or any    
other fee--  7i7 on excepted benefits   
coverage within the meaning of section  
#bgia7;c7 of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act that is not sold on an    
,exchange2 or  7ii7 on standalone dental
 plans described in paragraph           
7#b77;,b77ii7 that are not sold on an   
,exchange4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply to assessments1 user fees1 taxes1 
and other fees imposed1 assessed1 or    
collected on or after ,january #a1      
#bjah1 except that1 with respect to the 
,exchange of the ,district of ,columbia1
 such amendments shall apply to         
assessments1 user fees1 taxes1 and other
 fees imposed1 assessed1 or collected on
 or after ,january #a1 #bjbj4