Exchange Sunset Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2938
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2013-08-01
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Exchange Sunset Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make inapplicable provisions concerning Health Benefit Exchanges if one or more Exchanges fail to accept applications for enrollment in qualified health plans beginning on October 1, 2013.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to terminate the requirement that individuals maintain minimum essential coverage upon such a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2938 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2013 Ms. Jenkins 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 provide that certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating on October 1, 2013.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exchange Sunset Act of 2013 . 2. Nonapplication of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a) Termination of Exchange requirement Section 1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Failure To offer coverage If one or more Exchanges fails to accept applications for enrollment in qualified health plans beginning on October 1, 2013, the requirements of this section shall cease to apply, and any other provisions of this Act (or an amendment made by this Act) relating to Exchanges shall not be applicable. . (b) Requirement of coverage Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Termination The provisions of this section shall terminate on October 1, 2013, if the Secretary of the Treasury determines that one or more Exchanges fails to accept applications for enrollment in qualified health plans on such date. .