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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Better Enrollment Options Protect Employee Needs Act or the Be Open Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal the requirement that employers with more than 200 full-time employees that offer enrollment in one or more health benefits plans automatically enroll all new full-time employees in one of those plans.</p>]]></text>
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