[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 1549 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 28
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1549

                          [Report No. 113-45]

To amend Public Law 111-148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fiscal 
year 2016 funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry out 
 the temporary high risk health insurance pool program for individuals 
 with preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such program to 
 such individuals who have had creditable coverage during the 6 months 
        prior to application for coverage through such program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2013

 Mr. Pitts (for himself, Mr. Burgess, and Mrs. Wagner) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             April 19, 2013

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Harper, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
   Lance, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Walden, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. 
  Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Long, Mr. Terry, Mr. Hall, Mr. Latta, and Mr. 
                                Sessions

                             April 19, 2013

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend Public Law 111-148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fiscal 
year 2016 funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry out 
 the temporary high risk health insurance pool program for individuals 
 with preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such program to 
 such individuals who have had creditable coverage during the 6 months 
        prior to application for coverage through such program.


 


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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Sick Americans Now 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR SICK AMERICANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 4002(c) of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 300u-
11(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall transfer 
amounts that are in the Fund that are attributable to fiscal year 2013 
that are not otherwise obligated as of the date of the enactment of 
this sentence and funds that would otherwise be made available to the 
Fund for fiscal year 2014, fiscal year 2015, and fiscal year 2016 to 
the account within the Department of Health and Human Services that 
provides for funding to carry out the temporary high risk health 
insurance pool program under section 1101 and such funds shall become 
available for obligation under such section on such date of enactment 
and remain so available through December 31, 2013.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR SICK 
              AMERICANS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 1101(d) of Public Law 111-148 (42 
U.S.C. 18001(d)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end 
        ``and'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking paragraph (2); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
        (2).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to individuals applying for coverage through 
the high risk insurance pool program on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Sick Americans Now Act''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR SICK AMERICANS.

    Section 4002(c) of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 300u-11(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, the Secretary shall transfer amounts that 
are in the Fund that are attributable to fiscal year 2013 that are not 
otherwise obligated as of the date of the enactment of this sentence 
and funds that would otherwise be made available to the Fund for fiscal 
year 2014, fiscal year 2015, and fiscal year 2016 to the account within 
the Department of Health and Human Services that provides for funding 
to carry out the temporary high risk health insurance pool program 
under section 1101 and such funds shall become available for obligation 
under such section on such date of enactment and remain so available 
through December 31, 2013.''.

SEC. 3. IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR SICK AMERICANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1101(d) of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 
18001(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end ``and'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to individuals applying for coverage through the 
high risk insurance pool program on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 4. ENSURING AN ORDERLY REOPENING OF THE PROGRAM FOR SICK 
              AMERICANS.

    Section 1101(b) of Public Law 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 18001(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Orderly reopening of program.--The Secretary shall 
        administer this section in accordance with the regulations 
        under part 152 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, as in 
        effect as of April 16, 2013, except as is necessary to reflect 
        the amendments made by the Helping Sick Americans Now Act.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 28

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1549

                          [Report No. 113-45]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend Public Law 111-148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fiscal 
year 2016 funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry out 
 the temporary high risk health insurance pool program for individuals 
 with preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such program to 
 such individuals who have had creditable coverage during the 6 months 
        prior to application for coverage through such program.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 19, 2013

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed