,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,biggs introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xxvii of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act to    
provide for a definition of short-term  
limited duration insurance1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,health        
,coverage ,choice ,act4  #b4 ,definition
 of short-term limited duration         
insurance ,section #bgia7;b7 of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia7;b77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#f7 ,short-term limited    
duration insurance ,the term short-term 
limited duration insurance means health 
insurance coverage provided under a     
contract with a health insurance issuer 
that-- 7,a7 has an expiration date      
specified in the contract that is less  

than #ab months after the original      
effective date of the contract2 and     
7,b7 has a duration of not more than #c 
years 7taking into account renewals or  
extensions7 after the original effective
 date of the contract4  4