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S. 1099
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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PRIL
27, 2015 Mr. S
COTT
(for himself and Mrs. S
HAHEEN
) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Edu-cation, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Affordable
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Coverage for Employees Act’’ or the ‘‘PACE Act’’.
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SEC. 2. SMALL EMPLOYERS IN THE GROUP MARKET.
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(a) I
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ENERAL
.—Section 1304(b) of the Patient
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Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18024(b))
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is amended—
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