[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24375]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 MAKING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE PAUL WELLSTONE AND PETE DOMENICI 
         MENTAL HEALTH PARITY AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT OF 2008

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3712 introduced earlier 
today by Senator Kennedy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3712) to make technical corrections in the Paul 
     Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and 
     Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements 
related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read 
the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3712

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTION IN MENTAL HEALTH PARITY 
                   EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Section 512(e)(2)(B) of the Paul Wellstone and Pete 
     Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 
     2008 (subtitle B of title V of division C of Public Law 110-
     343) is amended by striking ``January 1, 2009'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 2010''.

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