S.Amdt. 4321

SA 4321. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Begich, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Levin, Mr. Burris, Mr. Franken, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reed, and Mrs.
Gillibrand) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment
SA 4301 proposed by Mr. Baucus to the bill H.R. 4213, to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title V of the
amendment, insert the following:

SEC. __. EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FOR
COBRA BENEFITS.

(a) Extension of Eligibility Period.--Subsection (a)(3)(A)
of section 3001 of division B of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), as amended by
section 3(a) of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (Public
Law 111-157), is amended by striking ``May 31, 2010'' and
inserting ``November 30, 2010''.
(b) Rules Relating to 2010 Extension.--Subsection (a) of
section 3001 of division B of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), as amended by
section 3(b) of the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (Public
Law 111-157), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(19) Additional rules related to 2010 extension.--In the
case of an individual who, with regard to coverage described
in paragraph (10)(B), experiences a qualifying event related
to a termination of employment on or after June 1, 2010, and
prior to the date of the enactment of this paragraph, rules
similar to those in paragraphs (4)(A) and (7)(C) shall apply
with respect to all continuation coverage, including State
continuation coverage programs.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall take effect as if included in the provisions of section
3001 of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.
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