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Union Calendar No. 28 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1549 
[Report No. 113–45] 
To amend Public Law 111–148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fiscal 
year 2016 funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry 
out the temporary high risk health insurance pool program for individuals 
with preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such program to 
such individuals who have had creditable coverage during the 6 months 
prior to application for coverage through such program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2013 
Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. BURGESS, and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
APRIL 19, 2013 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HARPER, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 
LANCE, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. CASSIDY, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LONG, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HALL, Mr. LATTA, 
and Mr. SESSIONS 
APRIL 19, 2013 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend Public Law 111–148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 
through fiscal year 2016 funds from the Prevention and 
Public Health Fund to carry out the temporary high 
risk health insurance pool program for individuals with 
preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such pro-
gram to such individuals who have had creditable cov-
erage during the 6 months prior to application for cov-
erage through such program. 
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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 ‘‘Helping Sick Ameri-
cans Now Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR SICK AMERICANS. 
Section 4002(c) of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 
300u–11(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall transfer amounts that are in the 
Fund that are attributable to fiscal year 2013 that are 
not otherwise obligated as of the date of the enactment 
of this sentence and funds that would otherwise be made 
available to the Fund for fiscal year 2014, fiscal year 
2015, and fiscal year 2016 to the account within the De-
partment of Health and Human Services that provides for 
funding to carry out the temporary high risk health insur-
ance pool program under section 1101 and such funds 
shall become available for obligation under such section 
on such date of enactment and remain so available 
through December 31, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 3. IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR SICK 
AMERICANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(d) of Public Law 
111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18001(d)) is amended— 
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