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This Resolution reconstitutes the "Senate Task Force on Health Insurance Exchange Implementation," a group originally formed to oversee and recommend strategies for establishing a health insurance exchange in New Jersey. This exchange is a marketplace where individuals and small businesses can purchase health insurance, established under the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (often called Obamacare). The task force's purpose is to analyze the federal exchange's operation in the state, develop recommendations on how New Jersey can increase its involvement and benefit from the exchange, and ensure coordinated efforts among state agencies, healthcare providers, insurers, and the federal government. The task force will consist of six members: the chairpersons of two Senate committees (or their designees), two members appointed by the Senate President, and two members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, all of whom must be Senators. Members will serve without pay but will be reimbursed for expenses, and the task force can utilize state employees and hire staff as needed. They are required to issue annual reports detailing their activities, findings, and recommendations to various state officials, with the first report due one year after the resolution is adopted.