,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #b1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4  
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of   
#aihf to provide an alternative manner  
of furnishing certain health insurance  
coverage statements to individuals4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,paperwork ,burden ,reduction ,act4
  #b4 ,alternative manner of furnishing 
certain health insurance coverage       
statements to individuals  7a7          
,reporting of health insurance coverage 
,section #fjee7;c7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,alternative manner of 
furnishing statements ,for purposes of  
this subsection1 any person required to 
make a return under subsection 7a7 shall
 be treated as timely furnishing the    

written statement required under        
paragraph 7#a7 if-- 7,a7 such person    
provides clear1 conspicuous1 and        
accessible notice 7at such time and in  
such manner as the ,secretary may       
provide7 that any individual to whom a  
statement would otherwise be required to
 be furnished under paragraph 7#a7 may  
request a copy of such statement1 and   
7,b7 such person1 on request of any such
 individual1 furnishes a copy of such   
statement to such individual not later  
than the later of-- 7i7 ,january #ca of 
the year following the calendar year for
 which the return under subsection 7a7  
was required to be made1 or  7ii7 #cj   
days after the date of such request4  4 
7b7 ,certain employers required ,to     
report on health insurance coverage     
,section #fjef7;c7 of such ,code is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#c7          
,alternative manner of furnishing       
statements ,for purposes of this        
subsection1 any person required to make 

a return under subsection 7a7 shall be  
treated as timely furnishing the written
 statement required under paragraph 7#a7
 if-- 7,a7 such person provides clear1  
conspicuous1 and accessible notice 7at  
such time and in such manner as the     
,secretary may provide7 that any        
individual to whom a statement would    
otherwise be required to be furnished   
under paragraph 7#a7 may request a copy 
of such statement1 and  7,b7 such       
person1 on request of any such          
individual1 furnishes a copy of such    
statement to such individual not later  
than the later of-- 7i7 ,january #ca of 
the year following the calendar year for
 which the return under subsection 7a7  
was required to be made1 or  7ii7 #cj   
days after the date of such request4  4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply to         
statements with respect to returns for  
calendar years after #bjbc4