[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 844 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 844

  To allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation 
     waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2011

  Mr. Welch 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 allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation 
     waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    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 ``Empowering States to Innovate Act''.

SEC. 2. EARLIER START FOR STATE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE INNOVATION 
              WAIVERS.

    Section 1332(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(42 U.S.C. 18052(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``January 1, 2017'' and 
        inserting ``January 1, 2014''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii), by inserting ``beginning not 
        later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
        Empowering States to Innovate Act'' after ``application''.
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