S.Amdt. 3929

SA 3929. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1955, to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 301 of the bill, insert the following:

SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF STANDARDS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the harmonized standards certified by the Secretary under this section shall not take effect with respect to any State until the date that is 18 months after Congress has adopted a Concurrent Resolution that provides for the approval of such standards. The preceding sentence shall apply to any modifications or amendments to such harmonized standards as may be made by the Secretary.