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Union Calendar No. 31 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 987 

[Report No. 116–53, Part I] 

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for 

Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2019 

Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. MCBATH, 

and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 

on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

MAY 10, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WELCH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. RUSH, 

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. CLARKE

of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. 

CISNEROS, Mr. SIRES, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. SCANLON, 

Ms. MOORE, and Mr. KHANNA

MAY 10, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 

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

MAY 10, 2019 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 6, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities. 


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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 ‘‘Marketing and Outreach 

5 Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2019’’ 

6 or the ‘‘MORE Health Education Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FEDERAL EXCHANGE OUTREACH AND EDU8 CATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

9 Section 1321(c) of the Patient Protection and Afford10 able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18041(c)) is amended by adding 

11 at the end the following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(3) OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVI13 TIES.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an Ex15 change established or operated by the Secretary 

16 within a State pursuant to this subsection, the 

17 Secretary shall carry out outreach and edu18 cational activities for purposes of informing in19 dividuals about qualified health plans offered 

20 through the Exchange, including by informing 

21 such individuals of the availability of coverage 

22 under such plans and financial assistance for 

23 coverage under such plans. Such outreach and 

24 educational activities shall be provided in a 

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1 propriate to the needs of the populations being 

2 served by the Exchange (including hard-to-reach 

3 populations, such as racial and sexual minori4 ties, limited English proficient populations, and 

5 young adults). 

6 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No 

7 funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 

8 be used for expenditures for promoting non-ACA 

9 compliant health insurance coverage. 

10 ‘‘(C) NON-ACA COMPLIANT HEALTH INSUR11 ANCE COVERAGE.—For purposes of this subpara12 graph (B): 

13 ‘‘(i) The term ‘non-ACA compliant 

14 health insurance coverage’ means health in15 surance coverage, or a group health plan, 

16 that is not a qualified health plan. 

17 ‘‘(ii) Such term includes the following: 

18 ‘‘(I) An association health plan. 

19 ‘‘(II) Short-term limited duration 

20 insurance. 

21 ‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of any funds in the 

22 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are 

23 hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2020 and 

24 each subsequent fiscal year, $100,000,000 to 

25 carry out this paragraph. Funds appropriated 


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1 under this subparagraph shall remain available 

2 until expended.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

4 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

5 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

6 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 

7 ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 

8 submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 

9 Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 

10 such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on pas11 sage. 


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Union Calendar No. 31 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 987 

[Report No. 116–53, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable 

reach and educational activities. Care Act to provide for Federal Exchange outMAY 10, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

with an amendment 

MAY 10, 2019 

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the 

Union and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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