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,smuck] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
facilitate ! transition to ,m$ic>e =    
individuals enroll$ 9 gr\p heal? plans1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,s5iors' ,heal?    
,c>e ,*oice ,act ( #bjag4  #b4          
,facilitat+ transition to ,m$ic>e =     
individuals enroll$ 9 gr\p heal? plans  
7a7 ,special enrollm5t p]iod =          
individuals enroll$ 9 ,,cobra           
cont9uation cov]age ,section #ahcg7;i7 (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aciep7i77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#e7  7,a7 ,9 !   

case ( an individual :o-- 7i7 at ! "t ! 
individual fir/ satisfies p>agraph 7#a7 
or 7#b7 ( section #ahcf1 is enroll$ 9   
,,cobra cont9uation cov]age 7z def9$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,d772 &  7ii7 has elect$ n 
to enroll 7or to be deem$ enroll$7 "u   
?is section dur+ ! individual's initial 
enrollm5t p]iod1  !re %all be a special 
enrollm5t p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,b74  7,b7 ,! special enrollm5t p]iod  
ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is ! p]iod 
t includes ea* mon? dur+ any "p ( :i* ! 
individual is enroll$ 9 ,,cobra         
cont9uation cov]age4  7,c7 ,an          
individual may only enroll dur+ !       
special enrollm5t p]iod provid$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,b7 "o "t dur+ !           
individual's lifetime4  7,d7 ,= purposes
 ( ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m ,,cobra          
cont9uation cov]age means cont9uation   
cov]age-- 7i7 "u a ,,cobra cont9uation  
provision 7z def9$ 9 section            
#bgia7;d77#d7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice
 ,act72  7ii7 pursuant to section       
#hije;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2

 or  7iii7 "u a simil> ,/ate program4  4
  7b7 ,cov]age p]iod = individuals      
transition+ f ,,cobra cont9uation       
cov]age ,section #ahch7;e7 ( ! ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieq7e77
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ pursuant to   
section #ahcg7;i77#c7 or                
#ahcg7;i77#d77;,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
pursuant to-- 7#a7 section #ahcg7;i77#c7
 or #ahcg7;i77#d77;,b7--  2  7#b7 by    
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 z      
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71 respectively1 
& mov+ ! ind5tation ( ea* su*           
subp>agraph #b ems to ! "r2  7#c7 by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( ! subp>agraph  
7,b71 z s r$esignat$1 & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  
7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#b7 section #ahcg7;i77#e71 !
 cov]age p]iod %all beg9 on ! fir/ day (
 ! mon? foll[+ ! mon? 9 :i* ! individual
 s enrolls4  4