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[H.R. 987 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 31
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 987

                      [Report No. 116-53, Part I]

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for 
         Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2019

 Ms. Blunt Rochester (for herself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mrs. McBath, 
 and Mr. Kildee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
   on the Budget, 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

                              May 10, 2019

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Welch, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Rush, 
  Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Clarke of New 
  York, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Payne, Ms. Wasserman 
 Schultz, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Sires, 
   Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Moore, and Mr. Khanna

                              May 10, 2019

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              May 10, 2019

 Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 6, 2019]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for 
         Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities.


 


    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 ``Marketing and Outreach Restoration 
to Empower Health Education Act of 2019'' or the ``MORE Health 
Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL EXCHANGE OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 1321(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(42 U.S.C. 18041(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) Outreach and educational activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of an Exchange 
                established or operated by the Secretary within a State 
                pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall carry 
                out outreach and educational activities for purposes of 
                informing individuals about qualified health plans 
                offered through the Exchange, including by informing 
                such individuals of the availability of coverage under 
                such plans and financial assistance for coverage under 
                such plans. Such outreach and educational activities 
                shall be provided in a manner that is culturally and 
                linguistically appropriate to the needs of the 
                populations being served by the Exchange (including 
                hard-to-reach populations, such as racial and sexual 
                minorities, limited English proficient populations, and 
                young adults).
                    ``(B) Limitation on use of funds.--No funds 
                appropriated under this paragraph shall be used for 
                expenditures for promoting non-ACA compliant health 
                insurance coverage.
                    ``(C) Non-ACA compliant health insurance 
                coverage.--For purposes of this subparagraph (B):
                            ``(i) The term `non-ACA compliant health 
                        insurance coverage' means health insurance 
                        coverage, or a group health plan, that is not a 
                        qualified health plan.
                            ``(ii) Such term includes the following:
                                    ``(I) An association health plan.
                                    ``(II) Short-term limited duration 
                                insurance.
                    ``(D) Funding.--Out of any funds in the Treasury 
                not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby 
                appropriated for fiscal year 2020 and each subsequent 
                fiscal year, $100,000,000 to carry out this paragraph. 
                Funds appropriated under this subparagraph shall remain 
                available until expended.''.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 31

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 987

                      [Report No. 116-53, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for 
         Federal Exchange outreach and educational activities.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 10, 2019

  Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment

                              May 10, 2019

 Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed