,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fecb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,doggett 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,wild1 and 
,mrs4 ,bustos7 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 require the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services to establish a special
 enrollment period during the           
,,covid-#ai emergency period and to     
carry out outreach and educational      
activities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,covid ,special ,enrollment ,act  
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,special enrollment      
period through ,exchanges2 ,federal     
,exchange outreach and educational      
activities  7a7 ,special enrollment     
period through ,exchanges ,section      
#acaa7;c7 of the ,patient ,protection   
and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 

in paragraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph
 7,c71 by striking at the end and2  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking at   
the end the period and inserting 2 and2 
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,e7       
subject to subparagraph 7,b7 of         
paragraph 7#h71 the special enrollment  
period described in subparagraph 7,a7 of
 such paragraph4  2 and  7#b7 by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph3 
7#h7 ,special enrollment period for     
certain public health emergency  7,a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary shall1      
subject to subparagraph 7,b71 require an
 ,exchange to provide-- 7i7 for a       
special enrollment period during the    
emergency period described in section   
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act-- 7,i7 which shall begin 
on the date that is one week after the  
date of the enactment of this paragraph 
and which1 in the case of an ,exchange  
established or operated by the          
,secretary within a ,state pursuant to  

section #acba7;c71 shall be an #h-week  
period2 and  7,,ii7 during which any    
individual who is otherwise eligible to 
enroll in a qualified health plan       
through the ,exchange may enroll in such
 a qualified health plan2 and  7ii7     
that1 in the case of an individual who  
enrolls in a qualified health plan      
through the ,exchange during such       
enrollment period1 the coverage period  
under such plan shall begin1 at the     
option of the individual1 on ,april #a1 
#bjbj1 or on the first day of the month 
following the day the individual selects
 a plan through such special enrollment 
period4  7,b7 ,exception ,the           
requirement of subparagraph 7,a7 shall  
not apply to a ,state-operated or       
,state-established ,exchange if such    
,exchange1 prior to the date of the     
enactment of this paragraph1 established
 or otherwise provided for a special    
enrollment period to address access to  
coverage under qualified health plans   
offered through such ,exchange during   

the emergency period described in       
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the       
,social ,security ,act4  4  7b7 ,federal
 ,exchange outreach and educational     
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 educational activities  7,a7 ,in   
general ,in the case of an ,exchange    
established or operated by the          
,secretary within a ,state pursuant to  
this subsection1 the ,secretary shall   
carry out outreach and educational      
activities 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 ,such        
outreach and educational activities     
shall be provided in a manner that is   
culturally and linguistically           
appropriate to the needs of the         

populations being served by the         
,exchange 7including hard-to-reach      
populations1 such as racial and sexual  
minorities1 limited ,english proficient 
populations1 and young adults74  7,b7   
,limitation on use of funds ,no funds   
appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be used for expenditures for promoting  
non-,,aca compliant health insurance    
coverage4  7,c7 ,non-aca compliant      
health insurance coverage ,for purposes 
of subparagraph 7,b73 7i7 ,the term     
non-,,aca compliant health insurance    
coverage means health insurance         
coverage1 or a group health plan1 that  
is not a qualified health plan4  7ii7   
,such term includes the following3 7,i7 
,an association health plan4  7,,ii7    
,short-term limited duration insurance4 
7,d7 ,funding ,out of any funds in the  
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
there are hereby appropriated           
#be1jjj1jjj to carry out this paragraph4
 ,funds appropriated under this         
subparagraph shall remain available     

until expended4  4  7c7 ,implementation 
,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services may implement the provisions  
of 7including amendments made by7 this  
section through subregulatory guidance1 
program instruction1 or otherwise4