,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #h1 #bjbe,mr4    
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tub]ville1   
,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4      
,budd7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t ! provision (   
portable b5efits to an individual is n  
consid]$ 9 det]m9+ :e!r su* individual  
is an employee ( a p]son1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,unlock+ ,b5efits =        
,indep5d5t ,work]s ,act4  #b4           
,consid]ation ( portable b5efits )      
respect to employm5t /atus ,a           
det]m9ation :e!r an individual is an    
employee ( a p]son = ! purposes ( any   
,f$]al law %all be made )\t consid]+    
:e!r su* p]son provides to !            
individual-- 7#a7 a b5efit or protection
 t ! individual may ma9ta9 )\t reg>d to 
:e!r ! individual cont9ues to p]=m "w = 
su* p]son2  7#b7 a b5efit or protection 

( a type t is commonly provid$ to a     
full-"t employee2  7#c7 a contribution1 
f9ancial or o!rwise1 ) respect to a     
b5efit describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 
t is-- 7,a7 made on behalf ( !          
individual by ! p]son 9 connection ) "w 
p]=m$ by ! individual = ! p]son2 or     
7,b7 made by ! individual2 or  7#d7 a   
b5efit1 protection1 or contribution t is
 a comb9ation ( any b5efit1 protection1 
or contribution describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c74