S.Amdt. 149

SA 149. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to
the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 604, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
(D) Increased flexibility.--Notwithstanding any COBRA
continuation provision, an assistance eligible individual
may, not later than 30 days after the date on which the
individual makes the election under paragraph (3), elect to
enroll in any health insurance coverage offered by the
employer (or employee organization) involved, in any health
insurance coverage offered in the individual market in the
State involved, in a high deductible plan, or in coverage
offered through a high risk pool administered by the State
involved, and such coverage (or plan) shall be treated as
COBRA continuation coverage for purposes of the applicable
COBRA continuation coverage provision and this section.
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