[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1624 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1624

To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 
 title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition 
                           of small employer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2015

 Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Caardenas, Mr. Mullin, and Ms. Sinema) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 
 title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition 
                           of small employer.

    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 ``Protecting Affordable Coverage for 
Employees Act''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF SMALL EMPLOYER UNDER HEALTH INSURANCE 
              MARKET PROVISIONS.

    (a) PPACA Amendments.--Section 1304(b) of the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18024(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``101'' and inserting 
        ``51'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``100'' and inserting 
        ``50''; and
            (3) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) State option to extend definition of small 
        employer.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), nothing in 
        this section shall prevent a State from applying this 
        subsection by treating as a small employer, with respect to a 
        calendar year and a plan year, an employer who employed an 
        average of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
        business days during the preceding calendar year and who 
        employs at least 1 employee on the first day of the plan 
        year.''.
    (b) PHSA Amendments.--Section 2791(e) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``101'' and inserting 
        ``51'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``100'' and inserting 
        ``50''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) State option to extend definition of small 
        employer.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4), nothing in 
        this section shall prevent a State from applying this 
        subsection by treating as a small employer, with respect to a 
        calendar year and a plan year, an employer who employed an 
        average of at least 1 but not more than 100 employees on 
        business days during the preceding calendar year and who 
        employs at least 1 employee on the first day of the plan 
        year.''.
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