I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3406 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that 
individuals can keep their health insurance coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2013 
Mr. DESANTIS (for himself, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. YOHO, Mr. BARR, Mr. 
LAMALFA, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 
SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SALMON, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 
MCKINLEY, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. COLE, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. 
LABRADOR, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. COT-
TON, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. AMASH, Mr. MICA, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
GOWDY, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 
FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. ROKITA) 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 ensure that individuals can keep their health insurance 
coverage. 
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 ‘‘If You Like Your 
Health Plan, You Can Keep it Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND 
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 2 of subtitle C of title I of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
U.S.C. 18011 et seq.) is amended by striking section 1251 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1251. FREEDOM TO MAINTAIN EXISTING COVERAGE. 
‘‘(a) NO CHANGES TO EXISTING COVERAGE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act (or an 
amendment made by this Act) shall be construed to 
require that an individual terminate coverage under 
a group health plan or health insurance coverage in 
which such individual was enrolled during any part 
of the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on December 31, 2013. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE.—With re-
spect to a group health plan or health insurance cov-
erage in which an individual was enrolled during any 
part of the period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2013, 
this subtitle and subtitle A (and the amendments 
made by such subtitles) shall not apply to such plan 
or coverage, regardless of whether the individual re-
news such coverage. 
‘‘(b) ALLOWANCE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO JOIN 
CURRENT COVERAGE.—With respect to a group health 
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plan or health insurance coverage in which an individual 
was enrolled during any part of the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 
31, 2013, and which is renewed, family members of such 
individual shall be permitted to enroll in such plan or cov-
erage if such enrollment is permitted under the terms of 
the plan in effect as of such date of enrollment. 
‘‘(c) ALLOWANCE FOR NEW EMPLOYEES TO JOIN 
CURRENT PLAN.—A group health plan that provides cov-
erage during any part of the period beginning on the date 
of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 
2013, may provide for the enrolling of new employees (and 
their families) in such plan, and this subtitle and subtitle 
A (and the amendments made by such subtitles) shall not 
apply with respect to such plan and such new employees 
(and their families). 
‘‘(d) EFFECT ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE-
MENTS.—In the case of health insurance coverage main-
tained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining 
agreements between employee representatives and one or 
more employers that was ratified before December 31, 
2013, the provisions of this subtitle and subtitle A (and 
the amendments made by such subtitles) shall not apply 
until the date on which the last of the collective bargaining 
agreements relating to the coverage terminates. Any cov-
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erage amendment made pursuant to a collective bar-
gaining agreement relating to the coverage which amends 
the coverage solely to conform to any requirement added 
by this subtitle or subtitle A (or amendments) shall not 
be treated as a termination of such collective bargaining 
agreement. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this title, the term ‘grand-
fathered health plan’ means any group health plan or 
health insurance coverage to which this section applies.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the Pa-
tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
111–148). 
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