I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1872 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for 
Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2021 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Ms. SCANLON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to provide for Federal Exchange outreach and edu-
cational activities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marketing and Out-
reach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 
2021’’ or the ‘‘MORE Health Education Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
FEDERAL 
EXCHANGE 
OUTREACH 
AND 
EDU-
CATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1321(c) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18041(c)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) OUTREACH
AND
EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an Ex-
change established or operated by the Secretary 
within a State pursuant to this subsection, the 
Secretary shall carry out outreach and edu-
cational activities for purposes of informing po-
tential enrollees in qualified health plans offered 
through the Exchange of the availability of cov-
erage under such plans and financial assistance 
for coverage under such plans. Such outreach 
and educational activities shall be provided in a 
manner that is culturally and linguistically ap-
propriate to the needs of the populations being 
served by the Exchange (including hard-to- 
reach populations, such as racial and sexual mi-
norities, limited English proficient populations, 
and young adults). 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No 
funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
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be used for expenditures for promoting non- 
ACA compliant health insurance coverage. 
‘‘(C) NON-ACA COMPLIANT
HEALTH
IN-
SURANCE
COVERAGE.—For purposes of this 
subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(i) The term ‘non-ACA compliant 
health insurance coverage’ means health 
insurance coverage, or a group health plan, 
that is not a qualified health plan. 
‘‘(ii) Such term includes the following: 
‘‘(I) An association health plan. 
‘‘(II) Short-term limited duration 
insurance. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are 
hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2023 and 
each subsequent fiscal year, $100,000,000 to 
carry out this paragraph. Funds appropriated 
under this subparagraph shall remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
ENROLLMENT
TARGETS.—For 
plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, in 
the case of an Exchange established or operated by 
the Secretary within a State pursuant to this sub-
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