[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2226 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2226
To extend the period for COBRA coverage for recipients of trade
adjustment assistance.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 23, 2004
Mr. Corzine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To extend the period for COBRA coverage for recipients of trade
adjustment assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COBRA COVERAGE PERIOD FOR TAA-ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.
(a) ERISA.--Section 605(b) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1165(b)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
Coverage'' after ``Election''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and
period'' after ``Commencement'';
(B) by striking ``and shall'' and inserting ``,
shall''; and
(C) by inserting ``, and in no event shall the
maximum period required under section 602(2)(A) be less
than the period during which the individual is a TAA-
eligible individual'' before the period at the end.
(b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 4980B(f)(5)(C) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting ``and
coverage'' after ``election''; and
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) in the clause heading, by inserting ``and
period'' after ``Commencement'';
(B) by striking ``and shall'' and inserting ``,
shall''; and
(C) by inserting ``, and in no event shall the
maximum period required under paragraph (2)(B)(i) be
less than the period during which the individual is a
TAA-eligible individual'' before the period at the end.
(c) Public Health Service Act.--Section 2205(b) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb-5(b)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and
Coverage'' after ``Election''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and
period'' after ``Commencement'';
(B) by striking ``and shall'' and inserting ``,
shall''; and
(C) by inserting ``, and in no event shall the
maximum period required under section 2202(2)(A) be
less than the period during which the individual is a
TAA-eligible individual'' before the period at the end.
(d) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendments made by this
section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Trade
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-210; 116 Stat. 933).
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