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Union Calendar No. 612 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 954 

[Report No. 114–784] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Ways and Means 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. BLUM, Mr. DUNCAN of South 

Carolina, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. HULTGREN, and Mr. DOLD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 12, 2015] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CO-OP Consumer Pro5 tection Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM INDIVIDUAL MANDATE FOR CER7 TAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD COVERAGE 

8 UNDER A TERMINATED HEALTH PLAN FUND9 ED THROUGH THE CONSUMER OPERATED 

10 AND ORIENTED PLAN (CO–OP) PROGRAM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5000A(e) of the Internal 

12 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(6) CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS PREVIOUSLY EN15 ROLLED IN HEALTH PLANS FUNDED THROUGH THE

16 CONSUMER OPERATED AND ORIENTED PLAN (CO–OP)

17 PROGRAM.—Any applicable individual for any month 

18 if— 

19 ‘‘(A) such individual was enrolled in min20 imum essential coverage offered by a qualified 

21 nonprofit health insurance issuer (as defined in 

22 subsection (c) of section 1322 of the Patient Pro23 tection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 18042)) receiving funds with respect to such cov25 erage through the Consumer Operated and OriVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:42 Sep 22, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H954.RH H954

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1 ented Plan program established under such sec2 tion, 

3 ‘‘(B) during the calendar year which in4 cludes such month, such issuer terminated such 

5 coverage in the area in which the individual re6 sides, and 

7 ‘‘(C) such month ends after the date on 

8 which such coverage was so terminated.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub10 section (a) shall apply with respect to months beginning 

11 after December 31, 2013. 


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Union Calendar No. 612 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 954 

[Report No. 114–784] 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

program. sumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO–OP) qualified health plan funded through the Conviduals who had coverage under a terminated exempt from the individual mandate certain indiSEPTEMBER 22, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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