A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes.

Fairness for American Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage.

Authority for Mandate Delay Act - Amends PPACA to delay until 2015 enforcement of requirements that large employers offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Delays the effective date of related reporting requirements for such employers and for providers of minimum essential coverage.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1488 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1488

To delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to 
delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2013

Mr. Coats (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boozman, Mr. 
Coburn, Mr. Flake, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Isakson, and Ms. Ayotte) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to 
delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.
              TITLE I--FAIRNESS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Delay in application of individual health insurance mandate.
               TITLE II--AUTHORITY FOR MANDATE DELAY ACT

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Delay in application of employer health insurance mandate.

              TITLE I--FAIRNESS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Fairness for American Families 
Act''.

SEC. 102. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 5000A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 5000A(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2014'' in clause (i) and 
                inserting ``2015'', and
                    (B) by striking ``2015'' in clauses (ii) and (iii) 
                and inserting ``2016''.
            (2) Section 5000A(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2015'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``2015'' (prior to amendment by 
                subparagraph (A)) and inserting ``2016''.
            (3) Section 5000A(c)(3)(D) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2017'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``2015'' and inserting ``2016''.
            (4) Section 5000A(e)(1)(D) of such Code is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2015'', 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in section 1501 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act.

               TITLE II--AUTHORITY FOR MANDATE DELAY ACT

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Authority for Mandate Delay Act''.

SEC. 202. DELAY IN APPLICATION OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1513(d) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 2013'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
    (b) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Reporting by employers.--Section 1514(d) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking 
        ``December 31, 2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.
            (2) Reporting by insurance providers.--Section 1502(e) of 
        the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by 
        striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the provision of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act to which they relate.
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