,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york 7=       
himself & ,ms4 ,malliotakis7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to require       
individuals ! *oice to opt 9 to         
enrollm5t 9 employ] gr\p waiv] plans "u 
,m$ic>e ,advantage4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,"r to ,m$ic>e
 ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress2 purpose  
7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t s5iors h ! "r to *oose      
betwe5 traditional ,m$ic>e or ,m$ic>e   
,advantage4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (  
?is ,act is to ensure t3 7#a7 ,public & 
private employ]s are prohibit$ f        

involunt>ily =c+ s5iors to %ift f       
,m$ic>e to ,m$ic>e ,advantage4  7#b7    
,employ]s are requir$ to (f] an opt-9   
option to %ift f traditional ,m$ic>e to 
,m$ic>e ,advantage4  7#c7 ,if an        
employee or retiree does n respond to ! 
opt-9 ask1 t %all be view$ z opt+ out f 
%ift+ to ,m$ic>e ,advantage4 ,?is       
requires ! employ] to cont9ue pay+ = _! 
traditional ,m$ic>e cov]age4  #c4       
,requir+ opt-9 = enrollm5t 9 employ]    
gr\p waiv] plans "u ,m$ic>e ,advantage  
,section #aheg7;i7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#bg7;i77 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 
1 subject to p>agraph 7#c71 aft] !      
,secret>y may2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by
 ins]t+ 1 subject to p>agraph 7#c71 aft]
 ! ,secret>y may2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,opt-9 
requirem5t ,= plan ye>s beg9n+ on or    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,"r to     
,m$ic>e ,act1 ) respect to an ,,ma plan 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or p>agraph    
7#b71 ! ,secret>y may n waive or modify 

any requirem5t t an individual describ$ 
9 ei!r su* p>agraph affirmatively elect 
to enroll 9 su* plan be=e su* individual
 is s enroll$4  4