,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbe,ms4 
,davids of ,kansas 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,evans of ,colorado7 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    
,workforce1 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 amend title ,,xxvii of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act1 the  
,employee ,retirement ,income ,security 
,act of #aigd1 and the ,internal        
,revenue ,code of #aihf to allow        
parental choice in the selection of     
primary health insurance coverage or    
primary coverage under a group health   
plan for certain dependent children4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,empowering ,parents'           

,healthcare ,choices ,act4  #b4         
,allowing parental choice in the        
selection of primary health insurance   
coverage or primary coverage under a    
group health plan for certain dependent 
children  7a7 ,public ,health ,service  
,act ,part ,d of title ,,xxvii of the   
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#aaa et seq47 is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #bgii;,a-#aa4   
,parental choice of primary health      
insurance coverage or primary coverage  
under a group health plan for certain   
dependent children  7a7 ,in general ,in 
the case of a dependent child of two    
individuals where both such individuals1
 at the time of birth of such child1 are
 covered under separate policies of     
health insurance coverage offered by a  
health insurance issuer or separate     
group health plans1 if both such        
policies of health insurance coverage or
 plans 7as applicable7 would provide    
coverage of such child1 such health     

insurance coverage or plan 7as          
applicable7 shall provide primary       
coverage of such child if both such     
individuals submit to the issuer of such
 coverage or to such plan 7as           
applicable71 within #fj days of the     
birth of such child and in a manner     
specified by the ,secretary1 a          
notification electing primary coverage  
of such child under such health         
insurance coverage or plan4 ,such       
primary coverage of such child under    
such health insurance coverage or group 
health plan shall continue until the    
earlier of the following3 7#a7 ,a       
submission of a notification1 in a      
manner specified by the ,secretary1 by  
both such individuals to the issuer of  
such health insurance coverage or plan  
electing to discontinue such primary    
coverage for such child4  7#b7 ,the loss
 of coverage under such health insurance
 coverage or plan of such individual who
 is enrolled under such health insurance
 coverage or plan4  7b7 ,election of    

primary coverage with respect to single 
coverage or plan ,the provisions of     
subsection 7a7 shall not apply if both  
individuals described in such paragraph 
submit notifications for a child with   
respect to multiple policies of health  
insurance coverage or group health      
plans4  4  7b7 ,employee ,retirement    
,income ,security ,act of #aigd  7#a7   
,in general ,subpart ,b of part #g of   
subtitle ,b of title ,i of the ,employee
 ,retirement ,income ,security ,act of  
#aigd is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #gbf4       
,parental choice of primary health      
insurance coverage or primary coverage  
under a group health plan for certain   
dependent children  7a7 ,in general ,in 
the case of a dependent child of two    
individuals where both such individuals1
 at the time of birth of such child1 are
 covered under separate policies of     
health insurance coverage offered by a  
health insurance issuer or separate     
group health plans1 if both such        

policies of health insurance coverage or
 plans 7as applicable7 would provide    
coverage of such child1 such group      
health insurance coverage or plan 7as   
applicable7 shall provide primary       
coverage of such child if both such     
individuals submit to the issuer of such
 coverage or to such plan 7as           
applicable71 within #fj days of the     
birth of such child and in a manner     
specified by the ,secretary1 a          
notification electing primary coverage  
of such child under such group health   
insurance coverage or plan4 ,such       
primary coverage of such child under    
such group health insurance coverage or 
group health plan shall continue until  
the earlier of the following3  7#a7 ,a  
submission of a notification1 in a      
manner specified by the ,secretary1 by  
both such individuals to the issuer of  
such group health insurance coverage or 
plan electing to discontinue such       
primary coverage for such child4  7#b7  
,the loss of coverage under such group  

health insurance coverage or plan of    
such individual who is enrolled under   
such health insurance coverage or plan4 
7b7 ,election of primary coverage with  
respect to single coverage or plan ,the 
provisions of subsection 7a7 shall not  
apply if both individuals described in  
such paragraph submit notifications for 
a child with respect to multiple        
policies of health insurance coverage or
 group health plans4  4  7#b7 ,technical
 amendment ,the table of contents in    
section #a of such ,act is amended by   
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gbe the following new item3    
,sec4 #gbf4 ,parental choice of primary 
health insurance coverage or primary    
coverage under a group health plan for  
certain dependent children4  4  7c7     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf  7#a7 
,in general ,subchapter ,b of chapter   
#ajj of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of 
#aihf is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #ihbf4      
,parental choice of primary health      

insurance coverage or primary coverage  
under a group health plan for certain   
dependent children  7a7 ,in general ,in 
the case of a dependent child of two    
individuals where both such individuals1
 at the time of birth of such child1 are
 covered under separate policies of     
health insurance coverage offered by a  
health insurance issuer or separate     
group health plans1 if both such        
policies of health insurance coverage or
 plans 7as applicable7 would provide    
coverage of such child1 such group      
health plan shall provide primary       
coverage of such child if both such     
individuals submit to such plan1 within 
#fj days of the birth of such child and 
in a manner specified by the ,secretary1
 a notification electing primary        
coverage of such child under such plan4 
,such primary coverage of such child    
under such group health plan shall      
continue until the earlier of the       
following3  7#a7 ,a submission of a     
notification1 in a manner specified by  

the ,secretary1 by both such individuals
 to such plan electing to discontinue   
such primary coverage for such child4   
7#b7 ,the loss of coverage under such   
plan of such individual who is enrolled 
under such plan4  7b7 ,election of      
primary coverage with respect to single 
coverage or plan ,the provisions of     
subsection 7a7 shall not apply if both  
individuals described in such paragraph 
submit notifications for a child with   
respect to multiple policies of health  
insurance coverage or group health      
plans4  4  7#b7 ,technical amendment    
,the table of sections for such         
subchapter is amended by adding at the  
end the following new item3  ,sec4      
#ihbf4 ,parental choice of primary      
health insurance coverage or primary    
coverage under a group health plan for  
certain dependent children4  4  7d7     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 children born on or after ,january #a1 
#bjbf4