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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3279 

To amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111–148 concerning the notice 

requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion 

and abortion premium surcharges. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 9, 2013 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. 

HARTZLER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. WAGNER, 

Ms. FOXX, Mrs. BACHMANN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, 

Mr. WOLF, Mr. SALMON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. GRIFFIN of 

Arkansas, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. MASSIE, 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. OLSON, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. KING of 

Iowa, Mr. LONG, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. HARPER, Mr. 

COTTON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. 

NUNNELEE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, 

Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. LATTA, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. RADEL, Mr. GOODLATTE, 

Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. GOWDY, 

Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. HALL, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. 

FINCHER, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. MARCHANT, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111–148 concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of 

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health plan coverage of abortion and abortion premium 

surcharges. 

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 ‘‘Abortion Insurance 

5 Full Disclosure Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REVISION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 

7 DISCLOSURE OF EXTENT OF HEALTH PLAN 

8 COVERAGE OF ABORTION AND ABORTION 

9 PREMIUM SURCHARGES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 1303(b) 

11 of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18023(b)) is amended 

12 to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(3) RULES RELATING TO NOTICE.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The extent of cov15 erage (if any) of services described in para16 graph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(B)(ii) by a qualified 

17 health plan shall be disclosed to enrollees at the 

18 time of enrollment in the plan and shall be 

19 prominently displayed in any marketing or ad20 vertising materials, comparison tools, or sum21 mary of benefits and coverage explanation made 

22 available with respect to such plan by the issuer 

23 of the plan, by an Exchange, or by the Sec24 retary, including information made available 

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1 through an Internet portal or Exchange under 

2 sections 1311(c)(5) and 1311(d)(4)(C). 

3 ‘‘(B) SEPARATE DISCLOSURE OF ABOR4 TION SURCHARGES.—In the case of a qualified 

5 health plan that includes the services described 

6 in paragraph (1)(B)(i) and where the premium 

7 for the plan is disclosed, including in any mar8 keting or advertising materials or any other in9 formation referred to in subparagraph (A), the 

10 surcharge described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II) 

11 that is attributable to such services shall also be 

12 disclosed and identified separately.’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 subsection (a) shall apply to materials, tools, or other in15 formation made available more than 90 days after the date 

16 of the enactment of this Act. 

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