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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4210 

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize 

the extension of the initial open enrollment period for up to 1 month, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2014 

Mr. SCHRADER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Ways and Means, 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 amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 

to authorize the extension of the initial open enrollment 

period for up to 1 month, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘ACA Open Enrollment 

5 Extension Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING 1-MONTH EXTENSION OF INITIAL 

2 OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient 

4 Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 

5 18031(c)(6)) is amended by adding after and below sub6 paragraph (D) the following: ‘‘The initial open enrollment 

7 period under subparagraph (A) for an Exchange estab8 lished by a State shall be extended to end on a date (not 

9 later than April 30, 2014) specified by the State, if the 

10 State elects such extension (and specifies such ending 

11 date) not later than March 31, 2014, and such enrollment 

12 period for the Exchange established by the Secretary shall 

13 be extended to end on a date (not later than April 30, 

14 2014) specified by the Secretary, if the Secretary elects 

15 such extension (and specifies such ending date) not later 

16 than March 31, 2014.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING EXTENSION FOR PRIVATE COV18 ERAGE.—Section 2702(b) of the Public Health Service Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(b)) is amended by adding at the end 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) EXTENSION OF INITIAL OPEN ENROLL22 MENT OR SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD.—A health 

23 insurance issuer described in subsection (a) that 

24 provides an initial open enrollment period or special 

25 enrollment period during March 2014, shall provide 

26 for an extension of such period through the end of 


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1 the initial open enrollment period under section 

2 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 

3 Care Act applicable to the State in which the cov4 erage is offered.’’. 

5 (c) NONAPPLICATION OF PENALTY.—Section 

6 5000A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(5) APPLICATION TO 2014.—For purposes of 

9 imposing a penalty under this section for taxable 

10 year 2014, the amount of the penalty to be imposed 

11 shall not include any month ending on or before the 

12 closing date of the initial open enrollment period 

13 under section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection 

14 and Affordable Care Act for the State in which the 

15 individual resides as of April 30, 2014.’’. 

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