,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ab1 #bjai,ms4
 ,waters 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4          
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4      
,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 
,payne1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4   
,cox of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mrs4
 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,thompson of      
,mississippi1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1   
,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4   
,garca of ,illinois1 and ,ms4 ,tlaib7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act to provide funding for       
,american ,health ,benefit ,exchanges   
navigator programs and outreach and     
promotional activities4  #a4 ,short     

title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,affordable ,care ,act ,outreach for the
 ,uninsured1 ,transformative            
,recruitment1 and ,enrollment ,action   
for ,compassionate ,healthcare ,act of  
#bjai or the ,,aca ,,outreach ,act4  #b4
 ,funding ,american ,health ,benefit    
,exchanges navigator programs and       
outreach and promotional activities  7a7
 ,funding for navigator program ,section
 #acaa7;i7 of the ,patient ,protection  
and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;i77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#g7 ,appropriations ,out of
 any funds in the ,treasury not         
otherwise appropriated1 there is        
appropriated to the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services            
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbb for navigator       
programs under this subsection4  4  7b7 
,federal ,exchanges outreach and        
promotional activities ,section         
#acba7;c7 of the ,patient ,protection   

and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjda7;c77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,outreach and          
promotional activities  7,a7 ,in general
 ,in the case of an ,exchange           
established or operated by the          
,secretary pursuant to this subsection1 
the ,secretary may carry out outreach   
and promotional activities as necessary 
and appropriate for the successful      
operation of such ,exchange1 including  
for purposes of informing potential     
enrollees in qualified health plans     
offered through the ,exchange of the    
availability of coverage under such     
plans and financial assistance for      
coverage under such plans4  7,b7        
,diverse constituencies ,the ,secretary 
shall carry out any outreach and        
promotional activities under this       
paragraph in a manner that reaches      
diverse constituencies1 including       
minority1 rural1 and underserved        
communities2 people with disabilities2  

young adults2 and individuals who are   
likely to be uninsured4  7,c7 ,funding  
,out of any funds in the ,treasury not  
otherwise appropriated1 there is        
appropriated to the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services            
#ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbb to carry out this   
paragraph4  4  7c7 ,state grants for    
,state-,run ,exchanges outreach and     
promotional activities ,section #acaa of
 the ,patient ,protection and           
,affordable ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahjca7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7l7      
,state-,run ,exchanges outreach and     
promotional activities  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary shall carry out a grant
 program under which the ,secretary     
awards grants to ,states that are       
electing ,states under section #acba7;b7
 that have established ,exchanges4 ,each
 such grant awarded to such a ,state    
that has established an ,exchange shall 
be used by such ,exchange for purposes  

of outreach and promotional activities  
as necessary and appropriate for the    
successful operation of the ,exchange1  
including for purposes of informing     
potential enrollees in qualified health 
plans offered through the ,exchange of  
the availability of coverage under such 
plans and financial assistance for      
coverage under such plans4  7#b7        
,eligibility  7,a7 ,application ,to be  
eligible for a grant under paragraph    
7#a71 a ,state described in such        
paragraph shall submit an application to
 the ,secretary at such time1 in such   
manner1 and containing such information 
as specified by the ,secretary4 ,in     
establishing the process for ,states to 
apply for such grants1 the ,secretary   
shall ensure that applications are      
processed in a timely manner4  7,b7     
,diverse constituencies ,to be eligible 
for a grant under paragraph 7#a71 a     
,state described in such paragraph shall
 provide such assurances as are required
 by the ,secretary to ensure that the   

,exchange established by such ,state    
carries out outreach and promotional    
activities under such grant in a manner 
that reaches diverse constituencies1    
including minority1 rural1 and          
underserved communities2 people with    
disabilities2 young adults2 and         
individuals who are likely to be        
uninsured4  7#c7 ,funding ,out of any   
funds in the ,treasury not otherwise    
appropriated1 there is appropriated to  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services #ajj1jjj1jjj for each of      
fiscal years #bjai through #bjbb to     
carry out this subsection4  4