To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015.

Bill: 113-hr-3367
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2013-10-29
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Comprehensive health care

Consumer affairs

Department of the Treasury

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Insurance industry and regulation

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay until 2016 the imposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guidance directing covered entities to return any amounts collected from consumers or other sources that were attributed to the annual fee that was scheduled to be imposed for 2014 and 2015.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3367 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2013 Mr. Boustany (for himself and Mr. Bera of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015.

1. Health insurance provider annual fee delayed until 2016 (a) In general Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 2013 and inserting 2015 ; (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking the entries in the table relating to 2014 and to 2015; and (3) in subsection (j), by striking 2013 and inserting 2015 . (b) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (c), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (c) Return to consumers of amounts attributable to expected application of annual fee to 2014 and 2015 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue guidance directing covered entities (as defined for purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) to return any amounts collected from consumers or other sources that were attributed in State filings or otherwise to the annual fee which (as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act) was scheduled to be imposed on such entities under such section for 2014 and 2015. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that any such entity has failed to comply with such guidance and such entity does not promptly cure such failure upon notice from the Secretary of the Treasury, the amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to such entity.