,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cffe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbe,ms4   
,williams ( ,georgia 7= h]self & ,mrs4  
,kim7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = 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   
limit ! p5alty = late enrollm5t "u "p ,b
 ( ! ,m$ic>e ,program to #ae p]c5t &    
twice ! p]iod ( no enrollm5t1 & to      
exclude p]iods ( ,,cobra1 retiree1 &    
,,va cov]age f su* late enrollm5t       
p5alty4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,m$ic>e ,economic ,security 
,solutions ,act4  #b4 ,limit+ ,m$ic>e "p
 ,b late enrollm5t p5alty to #ae p]c5t &
 twice ! p]iod ( no enrollm5t  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! fir/ s5t5ce ( section #ahci7;b7
 ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #acier7b77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
#aj p]c5t ( ! mon?ly premium s det]m9$ =
 ea* full #ab mon?s & ins]t+ #ae p]c5t (
 ! mon?ly premium s det]m9$ = premiums  
paid dur+ a p]iod equal to twice ! numb]
 ( mon?s 9 ea* ( ! full p]iods ( #ab    
mon?s4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section   
#ahah ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i-#b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7c77#f71 by /rik+ & %all only
 apply to premiums paid dur+ a p]iod    
equal to twice ! numb] ( mon?s 9 ! full 
#ab-mon? p]iods describ$ 9 t section &2 
&  7#b7 9 subsection 7g77#b77;,b71 by   
/rik+ by sub/itut+ & all t foll[s &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 by sub/itut+ section   
#ahah 7)\t any increase result+ f !     
application ( section #ahci7;b7 to su*  
section #ahah7 = section #ahci 7)\t any 
increase "u subsection 7b7 !re(744  7c7 
,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to premiums paid = mon?s beg9n+ aft] !  
end ( ! #ij-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7          

,cl>ification ,9 apply+ ^! am5dm5ts1    
mon?s 7be=e1 dur+1 or aft] ! mon? 9 :i* 
?is ,act is enact$7 9 :i* an individual 
0 or is requir$ to pay an increas$      
premium %all be tak5 into acc\nt 9      
det]m9+ ! mon? 9 :i* ! premium w no     
long] be subject to an increase4  #c4   
,exclusion ( p]iods ( ,,cobra1 retiree1 
& ,,va cov]age f ,m$ic>e "p ,b late     
enrollm5t p5alty  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! second
 s5t5ce ( section #ahci7;b7 ( ! ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acier7b77
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ by reason ( ! 
individual's 7or ! individual's sp\se's7
 curr5t employm5t2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ or 
mon?s = :i* ! individual c demon/rate t 
! individual _h cov]age "u *apt] #ag (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code be=e !   
p]iod at ! end4  7b7 ,effective date ,! 
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply to premiums paid = mon?s beg9n+   
aft] ! end ( ! #ij-;day p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4    
,special enrollm5t p]iod = individuals  
^: ,,cobra or retiree cov]age t]m9ates  

7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ahcg7;i7 ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciep7i77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! fir/     
s5t5ce ( p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ by     
reason ( ! individual's 7or !           
individual's sp\se's7 curr5t employm5t  
/atus 9 subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 9 ! fir/
 s5t5ce ( p>agraph 7#b7 by /rik+ by     
reason ( ! individual's 7or !           
individual's sp\se's7 curr5t employm5t  
/atus ea* place x appe>s 9 subp>agraphs 
7,b7 & 7,c72 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph         
7#c77;,a7 by /rik+ by reason ( curr5t   
employm5t /atus4  7b7 ,effective date ,!
 am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all   
apply to t]m9ations ( cov]age occurr+   
aft] ! end ( ! #ij-;day p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4