,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #be1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,fulcher introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xxvii of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act to    
ensure the appropriate availability of  
short-term limited duration insurance4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,removing ,insurance ,gaps 
for ,health ,treatment 7,,right7 ,act of
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,ensuring the appropriate  
availability of short-term limited      
duration insurance ,section #bgia7;b7 of
 the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia7;b77 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#f7 ,short-term limited    
duration insurance ,the term short-term 
limited duration insurance means health 
insurance coverage provided under a     
contract with a health insurance issuer 
that-- 7,a7 has an expiration date      

specified in the contract that is less  
than #ab months after the original      
effective date of the contract2 and     
7,b7 has a duration of not more than #c 
years 7taking into account renewals or  
extensions7 after the original effective
 date of the contract4  4