[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1875 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 400
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1875

   To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
  Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
 extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an additional 
                                 year.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2003

Mr. Gregg (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following bill; 
                     which was read the first time

                           November 18, 2003

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
  Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 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''.
    (c) IRC.--Section 9812(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ``December 31, 2003'' and inserting ``December 
31, 2004''.




                                                       Calendar No. 400

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1875

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the 
  Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
 extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an additional 
                                 year.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 18, 2003

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar