[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4659 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4659

  To amend chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
period for which an individual may elect to continue employer-sponsored 
    health care coverage under the Uniform Services Employment and 
        Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2004

Mr. Brown of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Michaud, and Mr. Smith of 
 New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
period for which an individual may elect to continue employer-sponsored 
    health care coverage under the Uniform Services Employment and 
        Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

    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 ``USERRA Health Care Coverage 
Extension Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. TWO-YEAR PERIOD OF CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH 
              CARE COVERAGE.

    (a) Improvement in Period of Coverage.--Subsection (a)(1)(A) of 
section 4317 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``18-month period'' and inserting ``24-month period''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to elections made under such section 4317 on or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REINSTATEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 4332 of title 38, United States Code, is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``no later than February 1, 
1996, and annually thereafter through 2000'' and inserting ``no later 
than February 1, 2005, and annually thereafter''.
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