,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjai,mr4 
,yoho 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1  
,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 & ,mr4   
,gibbs7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to remove p5alties
 = heal? insur]s "u ! ,pati5t           
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act &     
,heal? ,c>e & ,education ,reconciliation
 ,act ( #bjaj4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,hold+ ,heal?      
,insur]s ,h>mless ,act4  #b4 ,safe      
,h>bor = ,private ,sector ,heal?        
,insurance ,provid]s f ,,aca ,p5alties  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subsection 7b71
 no heal? insurance issu] (f]+ heal?    
insurance cov]age nor sponsor ( a gr\p  
heal? plan %all be p5aliz$1 f9$1 or     
o!rwise puni%$ by any ag5cy or          
in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t = a failure ( su* cov]age or  
plan to comply ) any ( ! applicable     
requirem5ts "u ! ,pati5t ,protection &  

,af=dable ,c>e ,act & ! ,heal? ,c>e &   
,education ,reconciliation ,act ( #bjaj 
7includ+ "u ! am5dm5ts made by su*      
,acts74  7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 
%all n apply ) respect to ! requirem5ts 
"u section #bgjd & section #bgad ( !    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#c & #cjj;gg-#ad71    
includ+ ! regulations promulgat$        
pursuant to su* sections4  7c7          
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,! t]m ag5cy or in/rum5tality means
 any dep>tm5t or indep5d5t ag5cy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t t is task$ )    
en=c+ applicable requirem5ts ( ! ,pati5t
 ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act & !  
,heal? ,c>e & ,education ,reconciliation
 ,act ( #bjaj4  7#b7 ,! t]ms heal?      
insurance issu] (f]+ heal? insurance    
cov]age & sponsor ( a gr\p heal? plan   
%all be con/ru$ z consi/5t ) use ( su*  
t]ms = purposes ( ! ,pati5t ,protection 
& ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 & %all include   
any sole proprietor%ip1 p>tn]%ip1       
=-pr(it corporation1 nonpr(it           

corporation1 or any o!r nongov]nm5tal   
entity t engages 9 ! sale or di/ribution
 ( heal? insurance products4