,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjba,mr4 ,doggett 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4      
,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1   
,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of             
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 ,mr4        
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4    
,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,connolly1  
,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,ms4          
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,evans1   
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4      
,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,lieu1    
,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,nadler1
 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4  
,omar1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4  
,ryan1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4           
,schneider1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1
 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,welch1 
,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 ,ms4      
,snchez1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of      
,illinois1 and ,ms4 ,ross7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        

,commerce1 and in addition to the       
,committees on ,ways and ,means1 and    
,education and ,labor1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for special      
enrollment periods during public health 
emergencies4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,ensuring      
,coverage in ,public ,health            
,emergencies ,act of #bjba4  #b4        
,special enrollment periods during      
public health emergencies  7a7 ,public  
,health ,service ,act ,title ,,xxvii of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg et seq47 is amended-- 
7#a7 in section #bgjb7;b77#b7 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#a7;b77#b771 by       
inserting 1 which shall include a       
special enrollment period of #cj days   
during a public health emergency        
declared under section #cai1 which      
period may be extended for such time as 

the ,secretary may require before the   
period at the end2 and  7#b7 in section 
#bgjd7;f7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                
#cjj;gg-#c7;f771 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#d7 ,public health     
emergencies ,if the ,secretary declares 
a public health emergency under section 
#cai1 a group health plan1 and a group  
health insurance issuer offering group  
health insurance coverage in connection 
with a group health plan1 shall permit  
an employee who is eligible1 but not    
enrolled1 for coverage under the terms  
of the plan or coverage 7or a dependent 
of such an employee if the dependent is 
eligible1 but not enrolled1 for coverage
 under such terms7 to enroll for        
coverage under the terms of the plan or 
coverage during the special enrollment  
period required under section           
#bgjb7;b77#b7 of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#a7;b77#b774  4  7b7 ,,erisa    
,section #gja7;f7 of the ,employee      
,retirement ,income ,security ,act of   

#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aaha7;f77 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#d7 ,public health         
emergencies ,if the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services declares a 
public health emergency under section   
#cai of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71 a group    
health plan1 or a health insurance      
issuer offering group health insurance  
coverage in connection with such a plan1
 shall permit an employee who is        
eligible1 but not enrolled1 for coverage
 under the terms of the plan or coverage
 7or a dependent of such an employee if 
the dependent is eligible1 but not      
enrolled1 for coverage under such terms7
 to enroll for coverage under the terms 
of the plan or coverage during the      
special enrollment period required under
 section #bgjb7;b77#b7 of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#a7;b77#b774  4  7c7 ,,irc      
,section #ihja7;f7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4  

#ihja7;f77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#d7  
,public health emergencies ,if the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services declares a public health      
emergency under section #cai of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d71 a group health plan  
shall permit an employee who is         
eligible1 but not enrolled1 for coverage
 under the terms of the plan 7or a      
dependent of such an employee if the    
dependent is eligible1 but not enrolled1
 for coverage under such terms7 to      
enroll for coverage under the terms of  
the plan during the special enrollment  
period required under section           
#bgjb7;b77#b7 of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#a7;b77#b774  4  7d7 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in the amendments 
made by this section shall be construed 
to prevent a group health plan or health
 insurance issuer from offering a       
special enrollment period in addition to

 any such period required under ,federal
 law4  #c4 ,effective date2 application 
,the amendments made by this ,act shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of 
this ,act and shall apply with respect  
to plan years in effect on the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 and plan years  
beginning on or after such date4