S. 1929

Mental Health Parity Reauthorization Act of 2003

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S.1929

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three

An Act

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the
Public Health Service Act to extend the mental health benefits parity
provisions for an additional year.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Parity Reauthorization
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVISIONS.

(a) ERISA.--Section 712(f) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a(f)) is amended by striking
``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``December 31, 2004''.
(b) PHSA.--Section 2705(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300gg-5(f)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2004''.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.