,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fdbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,mill] ( ,ohio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,all57
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xxvii ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to def9e    
%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,af=dable ,c>e ,economic ,/ability &    
,small ,bus9ess ,act or ! ,,access ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,am]icans1 includ+ small bus9esses 
9 ! ,nation1 c\ld b5efit f access to    
effici5t1 quality1 & m af=dable heal?   
c>e cov]age options4  7#b7 ,heal?       
insurance cov]age design$ to fill       
tempor>y gaps 9 cov]age :5 an individual
 is transition+ f "o plan or cov]age to 
ano!r1 su* z transitions 9 employm5t1 is
 valuable4  7#c7 ,small bus9esses are   
p>ticul>ly *all5g$ by escalat+ heal? c>e
 co/s ?reat5+ _! viability & ability to 
cont9ue support+ _! employees &         

contribut+ to _! local economies4  7#d7 
,) cont9u\sly ris+ heal? c>e co/s1      
%ort-t]m limit$ duration af=dable heal? 
plans may provide a critical means =    
small bus9ess own]s to provide portable 
cov]age = ,unit$ ,/ates work]s4  7#e7   
,access to flexible heal? c>e *oices =  
,am]ican consum]s & ! small bus9ess     
community is p>am\nt1 includ+ insurance 
plans t provide af=dable & flexible     
cov]age1 build+ a pa? t[>d /rong] heal? 
c>e cov]age 9 ! ,nation4  #c4 ,%ort-t]m 
limit$ duration insurance  7a7          
,def9ition ,section #bgia7;b7 ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia7;b77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#f7 ,%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance
 ,! t]m %ort-t]m limit$ duration        
insurance means heal? insurance cov]age 
provid$ "u a contract ) a heal?         
insurance issu] t-- 7,a7 has an         
expiration date specifi$ 9 ! contract t 
is less ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! orig9al    
effective date ( ! contract2 &  7,b7 has

 a duration ( n m ?an #c ye>s 7tak+ into
 acc\nt r5ewals or ext5sions7 aft] !    
orig9al effective date ( ! contract4  4 
7b7 ,gu>ante$ r5ewability ,section #bgjc
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 by ins]t+ or (f]s       
%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance aft] 
gr\p m>ket2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7f7 ,application to %ort-,t]m  
limit$ duration insurance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,9 apply+ ?is section 9 ! case (       
%ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance--    
7,a7 a ref]5ce to heal? insurance       
cov]age ) respect to su* cov]age (f]$ 9 
! individual m>ket %all be deem$ to     
include %ort-t]m limit$ duration        
insurance2 &  7,b7 a ref]5ce to heal?   
insurance issu] ) respect to heal?      
insurance cov]age (f]$ 9 ! individual   
m>ket %all be deem$ to include an issu] 
( %ort-t]m limit$ duration insurance4   
7#b7 ,special rule = %ort-t]m limit$    
duration insurance ,9 ! case ( %ort-t]m 
limit$ duration insurance1 at ! "t (    

application = enrollm5t 9 su* insurance 
cov]age1 an individual may decl9e       
r5ewability ( su* cov]age 9 accordance )
 ?is section1 & ! contract betwe5 su*   
individual & ! heal? insurance issu]    
%all specify :e!r ! individual opt$ =   
r5ewability or no r5ewability4  4  7c7  
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
section %all apply ) respect to         
contracts = %ort-t]m limit$ duration    
insurance t take effect on or aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4