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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 954 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 653
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 954

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2016

                     Received; read the first time

                           September 29, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

 
     To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the 
    individual mandate certain individuals who had coverage under a 
 terminated qualified health plan funded through the Consumer Operated 
                   and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM INDIVIDUAL MANDATE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO 
              HAD COVERAGE UNDER A TERMINATED HEALTH PLAN FUNDED 
              THROUGH THE CONSUMER OPERATED AND ORIENTED PLAN (CO-OP) 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Certain individuals previously enrolled in health 
        plans funded through the consumer operated and oriented plan 
        (co-op) program.--Any applicable individual for any month if--
                    ``(A) such individual was enrolled in minimum 
                essential coverage offered by a qualified nonprofit 
                health insurance issuer (as defined in subsection (c) 
                of section 1322 of the Patient Protection and 
                Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18042)) receiving funds 
                with respect to such coverage through the Consumer 
                Operated and Oriented Plan program established under 
                such section,
                    ``(B) during the calendar year which includes such 
                month, such issuer terminated such coverage in the area 
                in which the individual resides, and
                    ``(C) such month ends after the date on which such 
                coverage was so terminated.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to months beginning after December 31, 2013.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 27, 2016.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 653

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 954

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

     To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the 
    individual mandate certain individuals who had coverage under a 
 terminated qualified health plan funded through the Consumer Operated 
                   and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 29, 2016

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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