[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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