[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                        THE HEALTH SECURITY ACT

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                  MACK (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2568

  Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Packwood, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
Craig, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Nickles, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lott, Mr. Helms, 
Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Kempthorne, and Mr. Roth) proposed an 
amendment to amendment No. 2560 proposed by Mr. Mitchell to the bill 
(S. 2351) to achieve universal health insurance coverage, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 129, strike line 13 and all that follows through 
     line 16.
       On page 263, insert between lines 15 and 16 the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 1604. APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT 
                   AND THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to any entity that--
       (A) is established by or pursuant to this Act or is 
     established or required to be established by an entity 
     created under this Act; and
       (B) is an advisory committee as defined under section 3(2) 
     of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
       (2) Exception.--A provision of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act shall not apply to an entity described under 
     paragraph (1) only if a provision of this Act expressly 
     provides that such specified provision (or all provisions) of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to such 
     entity.
       (b) Title 5, United States Code.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall apply to any board or other similar entity that--
       (A) is established by or pursuant to this Act; and
       (B) is not an advisory committee as defined under section 
     3(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
       (2) Exception.--A provision of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall not apply to an entity described under paragraph (1) 
     only if a provision of this Act expressly provides that such 
     provision (or all provisions) of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall not apply to such entity.
       On page 605, strike line 3 and all that follows through 
     line 13.
       On page 1409, strike line 1 and all that follows through 
     line 3.
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                      MITCHELL AMENDMENT NO. 2569

  Mr. MITCHELL proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2560 proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2351, supra; as follows:

       On page 1432, strike lines 21 through 24, and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 10135. PROVISIONS REGARDING NONPAYMENT OF 
                   PREMIUMS.

       (a) In General.--A health plan may terminate coverage if 
     amounts owed to the plan for a month with respect to an 
     individual or an individual's family members have not been 
     fully paid for a time period established under State law, or 
     in the absence of such a law, a period of not less than 60 
     days, and the health plan has made reasonable attempts to 
     collect such amounts.
       (b) Notice.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, a health plan may terminate coverage for nonpayment of 
     premiums under subsection (a) only after providing notice of 
     amounts overdue (in a form and manner and at such times as 
     prescribed by the appropriate certifying authority).

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