ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014

ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 2014 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the initial open enrollment period provided by a state health care exchange so that the period closes on a date not later than April 30, 2014, specified by a state electing the extension not later than March 31, 2014. Provides a similar extension process with respect to the exchange established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Provides similar terms for initial or special enrollment periods applicable to other health insurance coverage in the individual market.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt individuals, for taxable year 2014, from the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage for any month ending on or before the initial enrollment period closing date for the state of the individual's residence.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4210 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4210

 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize 
the extension of the initial open enrollment period for up to 1 month, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2014

 Mr. Schrader 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to authorize 
the extension of the initial open enrollment period for up to 1 month, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 ``ACA Open Enrollment Extension Act of 
2014''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING 1-MONTH EXTENSION OF INITIAL OPEN ENROLLMENT 
              PERIOD.

    (a) In General.--Section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)) is amended by adding after 
and below subparagraph (D) the following: ``The initial open enrollment 
period under subparagraph (A) for an Exchange established by a State 
shall be extended to end on a date (not later than April 30, 2014) 
specified by the State, if the State elects such extension (and 
specifies such ending date) not later than March 31, 2014, and such 
enrollment period for the Exchange established by the Secretary shall 
be extended to end on a date (not later than April 30, 2014) specified 
by the Secretary, if the Secretary elects such extension (and specifies 
such ending date) not later than March 31, 2014.''.
    (b) Conforming Extension for Private Coverage.--Section 2702(b) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Extension of initial open enrollment or special 
        enrollment period.--A health insurance issuer described in 
        subsection (a) that provides an initial open enrollment period 
        or special enrollment period during March 2014, shall provide 
        for an extension of such period through the end of the initial 
        open enrollment period under section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act applicable to the State in 
        which the coverage is offered.''.
    (c) Nonapplication of Penalty.--Section 5000A(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Application to 2014.--For purposes of imposing a 
        penalty under this section for taxable year 2014, the amount of 
        the penalty to be imposed shall not include any month ending on 
        or before the closing date of the initial open enrollment 
        period under section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act for the State in which the individual 
        resides as of April 30, 2014.''.
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