,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,budd7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
ensure competition in health insurance  
markets4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,competition and    
,openness in ,markets to ,promote       
,efficiency1 ,transparency1 and         
,enhanced affordability ,act or the     
,,compete ,act4  #b4 ,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        
following3  7#f7 ,short-term limited    
duration insurance ,the term short-term 
limited duration insurance means a plan 
providing health insurance coverage     
pursuant to a contract with a health    
insurance issuer-- 7,a7 that has an     

expiration date specified in the        
contract that is not more than #ab      
months after the original effective date
 of the contract2 and  7,b7 which may   
include a renewal guarantee that permits
 a policyholder to elect to purchase1   
for periods of time following expiration
 of the initial contract1 another policy
 or policies at some future date1 at a  
premium that would not reflect any      
additional underwriting4  4