,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fecb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 
,doggett 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,wild1 & ,mrs4
 ,bu/os7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act to    
require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices to e/abli% a special enrollm5t 
p]iod dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod &
 to c>ry out outrea* & educational      
activities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,covid
 ,special ,enrollm5t ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 
,special enrollm5t p]iod ?r\gh          
,ex*anges2 ,f$]al ,ex*ange outrea* &    
educational activities  7a7 ,special    
enrollm5t p]iod ?r\gh ,ex*anges ,section
 #acaa7;c7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &    
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjca7;c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#f7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+
 at ! end &2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71  
by /rik+ at ! end ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 

&  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new   
subp>agraph3  7,e7 subject to           
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#h71 !     
special enrollm5t p]iod describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7 ( su* p>agraph4  2 &   
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#h7 ,special enrollm5t p]iod
 = c]ta9 public heal? em]g5cy  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all1 subject to     
subp>agraph 7,b71 require an ,ex*ange to
 provide-- 7i7 = a special enrollm5t    
p]iod dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9   
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social  
,security ,act-- 7,i7 :i* %all beg9 on !
 date t is "o week aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph & :i*1 9 ! case 
( an ,ex*ange e/abli%$ or op]at$ by !   
,secret>y )9 a ,/ate pursuant to section
 #acba7;c71 %all be an #h-week p]iod2 & 
7,,ii7 dur+ :i* any individual :o is    
o!rwise eligible to enroll 9 a qualifi$ 
heal? plan ?r\gh ! ,ex*ange may enroll 9
 su* a qualifi$ heal? plan2 &  7ii7 t1 9
 ! case ( an individual :o enrolls 9 a  
qualifi$ heal? plan ?r\gh ! ,ex*ange    

dur+ su* enrollm5t p]iod1 ! cov]age     
p]iod "u su* plan %all beg91 at ! option
 ( ! individual1 on ,april #a1 #bjbj1 or
 on ! fir/ day ( ! mon? foll[+ ! day !  
individual selects a plan ?r\gh su*     
special enrollm5t p]iod4  7,b7          
,exception ,! requirem5t ( subp>agraph  
7,a7 %all n apply to a ,/ate-op]at$ or  
,/ate-e/abli%$ ,ex*ange if su* ,ex*ange1
 prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
p>agraph1 e/abli%$ or o!rwise provid$ = 
a special enrollm5t p]iod to address    
access to cov]age "u qualifi$ heal?     
plans (f]$ ?r\gh su* ,ex*ange dur+ !    
em]g5cy p]iod describ$ 9 section        
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act4  4  7b7 ,f$]al ,ex*ange outrea* &
 educational activities ,section        
#acba7;c7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjda7;c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,outrea* &   
educational activities  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9
 ! case ( an ,ex*ange e/abli%$ or op]at$
 by ! ,secret>y )9 a ,/ate pursuant to  

?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all c>ry   
out outrea* & educational activities =  
purposes ( in=m+ pot5tial enrollees 9   
qualifi$ heal? plans (f]$ ?r\gh !       
,ex*ange ( ! availability ( cov]age "u  
su* plans & f9ancial assi/ance = cov]age
 "u su* plans4 ,su* outrea* &           
educational activities %all be provid$ 9
 a mann] t is culturally & l+ui/ically  
appropriate to ! ne$s ( ! populations   
be+ s]v$ by ! ,ex*ange 7includ+         
h>d-to-rea* populations1 su* z racial & 
sexual m9orities1 limit$ ,engli%        
pr(ici5t populations1 & "y adults74     
7,b7 ,limitation on use ( funds ,no     
funds appropriat$ "u ?is p>agraph %all  
be us$ = exp5ditures = promot+ non-,,aca
 compliant heal? insurance cov]age4     
7,c7 ,non-aca compliant heal? insurance 
cov]age ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,b73 
7i7 ,! t]m non-,,aca compliant heal?    
insurance cov]age means heal? insurance 
cov]age1 or a gr\p heal? plan1 t is n a 
qualifi$ heal? plan4  7ii7 ,su* t]m     
includes ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,an association 

heal? plan4  7,,ii7 ,%ort-t]m limit$    
duration insurance4  7,d7 ,fund+ ,out ( 
any funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise       
appropriat$1 !re are h]eby appropriat$  
#be1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is p>agraph4   
,funds appropriat$ "u ?is subp>agraph   
%all rema9 available until exp5d$4  4   
7c7 ,implem5tation ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices may implem5t !       
provisions ( 7includ+ am5dm5ts made by7 
?is section ?r\gh subregulatory         
guidance1 program in/ruction1 or        
o!rwise4