DEFECT Act (Delaying Enrollment in Federal Exchanges to Certify Trust) of 2013

DEFECT Act (Delaying Enrollment in Federal Exchanges to Certify Trust) of 2013 - Prohibits the enrollment of any individual in a qualified health plan offered through a state Health Benefit Exchange or the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP Exchange) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until one year after publication in the Federal Register of final rules that establish procedures for: (1) verification of eligibility for participation in an Exchange and for the premium tax credit and cost-sharing reduction, and (2) reporting by individuals and large employers who provide minimum essential health care coverage.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2789 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2789

  To delay enrollment in qualified health plans in State or Federally 
  facilitated Exchanges until 1 year after final rules are published 
   establishing the verification and other procedures to be used to 
 implement section 1411 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
  Act and carrying out sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue 
                             Code of 1986.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2013

 Mrs. Ellmers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To delay enrollment in qualified health plans in State or Federally 
  facilitated Exchanges until 1 year after final rules are published 
   establishing the verification and other procedures to be used to 
 implement section 1411 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
  Act and carrying out sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue 
                             Code of 1986.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DEFECT Act (Delaying Enrollment in 
Federal Exchanges to Certify Trust) of 2013''.

SEC. 2. DELAY ENROLLMENT IN QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS IN STATE OR 
              FEDERALLY FACILITATED EXCHANGES UNTIL 1 YEAR AFTER 
              PUBLICATION OF RULES ESTABLISHING VERIFICATION AND OTHER 
              EXCHANGE PROCEDURES AND CARRYING OUT COVERAGE REPORTING 
              REQUIREMENTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no individual may be 
enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange under 
section 1311 or 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(42 U.S.C. 18031, 18041) until 1 year after the date that there is 
published in the Federal Register--
            (1) a final rule that establishes the verification and 
        other procedures to be used to implement section 1411 of such 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 18081); and
            (2) a final rule to carry out sections 6055 and 6056 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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