[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

119 STAT. 2886

Public Law 109-151
109th Congress

An Act


 
To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to extend by one year provisions requiring parity in the
application of certain limits to mental health benefits.  NOTE: Dec.
30, 2005 -  [H.R. 4579]

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

SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION FOR PROVISIONS REQUIRING PARITY IN THE
APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LIMITS TO MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS.

(a) Amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974.--Section 712(f) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a(f)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2005''
and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
(b) Amendment to the Public Health Service Act.--Section 2705(f) of
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-5(f)) is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.
(c) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section
9812(f)(3) of the  NOTE: 26 USC 9812.  Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to application of section) is amended by striking ``December
31, 2005'' and inserting ``December 31, 2006''.

Approved December 30, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4579:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Dec. 17, considered and passed House.
Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate.