I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3279 
To amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111–148 concerning the notice 
requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion 
and abortion premium surcharges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 9, 2013 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. WAGNER, 
Ms. FOXX, Mrs. BACHMANN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, 
Mr. WOLF, Mr. SALMON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
JONES, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. GRIFFIN of 
Arkansas, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. MASSIE, 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. KING-
STON, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. OLSON, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. 
COLE, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. KING of 
Iowa, Mr. LONG, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. HARPER, Mr. 
COTTON, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. 
NUNNELEE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, 
Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. LATTA, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michi-
gan, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. RADEL, Mr. GOODLATTE, 
Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. GOWDY, 
Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. HALL, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. 
FINCHER, Mr. RODNEY
DAVIS
of Illinois, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. MARCHANT, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111–148 con-
cerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of 
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health plan coverage of abortion and abortion premium 
surcharges. 
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 ‘‘Abortion Insurance 
Full Disclosure Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. REVISION OF NOTICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
DISCLOSURE OF EXTENT OF HEALTH PLAN 
COVERAGE OF ABORTION AND ABORTION 
PREMIUM SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 1303(b) 
of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 18023(b)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) RULES RELATING TO NOTICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The extent of cov-
erage (if any) of services described in para-
graph (1)(B)(i) or (1)(B)(ii) by a qualified 
health plan shall be disclosed to enrollees at the 
time of enrollment in the plan and shall be 
prominently displayed in any marketing or ad-
vertising materials, comparison tools, or sum-
mary of benefits and coverage explanation made 
available with respect to such plan by the issuer 
of the plan, by an Exchange, or by the Sec-
retary, including information made available 
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through an Internet portal or Exchange under 
sections 1311(c)(5) and 1311(d)(4)(C). 
‘‘(B) SEPARATE
DISCLOSURE
OF
ABOR-
TION SURCHARGES.—In the case of a qualified 
health plan that includes the services described 
in paragraph (1)(B)(i) and where the premium 
for the plan is disclosed, including in any mar-
keting or advertising materials or any other in-
formation referred to in subparagraph (A), the 
surcharge described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(II) 
that is attributable to such services shall also be 
disclosed and identified separately.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to materials, tools, or other in-
formation made available more than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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