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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3785 

To provide for a reduction in the pay of the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services until the healthcare.gov Web site is certified as fully functional. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2013 

Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. 

GRAYSON, Mr. POSEY, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. DUNCAN of 

South Carolina, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 

A BILL 

To provide for a reduction in the pay of the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services until the healthcare.gov 

Web site is certified as fully functional. 

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 ‘‘Government Lacks In5 sight To Choose Health Act’’ or the ‘‘GLITCH Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REDUCTION IN PAY OF THE SECRETARY OF 

2 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNTIL 

3 HEALTHCARE.GOV WEB SITE IS FULLY FUNC4 TIONAL. 

5 (a) PAY REDUCTION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

7 provision of law, the rate of basic pay payable to the 

8 Secretary of Health and Human Services shall be 

9 equal to— 

10 (A) for each month ending during the pay 

11 reduction period, the rate that would otherwise 

12 apply if this Act had not been enacted, reduced 

13 by the applicable percentage; and 

14 (B) for each month ending after the pay 

15 reduction period, the rate that would otherwise 

16 apply if this Act had not been enacted. 

17 (2) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 

18 of paragraph (1), the applicable percentage is— 

19 (A) for the first month ending during the 

20 pay reduction period, 5 percent; and 

21 (B) for each subsequent month ending 

22 during the pay reduction period— 

23 (i) the applicable percentage for the 

24 previous month, plus 

25 (ii) 5 percentage points, 


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1 except that in no event shall the applicable per2 centage for any month exceed 100 percent. 

3 (3) PAY REDUCTION PERIOD DEFINED.—For 

4 purposes of this section, the term ‘‘pay reduction pe5 riod’’ means the period which— 

6 (A) begins on the date of the first deter7 mination under subsection (b) that the 

8 healthcare.gov Web site is not fully functional; 

9 and 

10 (B) ends on the date of the determination 

11 under subsection (b) that the healthcare.gov 

12 Web site is fully functional. 

13 (b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED THAT

14 HEALTHCARE.GOV WEB SITE IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL.— 

15 (1) DETERMINATIONS.—Subject to paragraph 

16 (2), not later than the 15th of the first month begin17 ning after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

18 of each subsequent month, the Comptroller General 

19 of the United States shall determine, in such man20 ner and in accordance with such criteria as specified 

21 by the Comptroller General if the healthcare.gov 

22 Web site is fully functional and submit to the Con23 gress such determination. 

24 (2) CERTIFICATION.—Determinations under 

25 paragraph (1) shall cease after the date on which 


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1 the Comptroller General of the United States cer2 tifies to the Congress that the healthcare.gov Web 

3 site is fully functional. 

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