,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #befd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjai,mr4    
,s*rad] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1    
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4       
,bu*anan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,ways & ,means1 & ,education &       
,labor1 = 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 provide = a   
special enrollm5t p]iod "u ,m$ic>e =    
individuals enroll$ 9 ,,cobra           
cont9uation cov]age1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,m$ic>e ,enrollm5t ,protection ,act4  
#b4 ,treatm5t "u ,m$ic>e ( individuals  
transition+ f ,,cobra cont9uation       
cov]age  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 7,i7 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 or  7,,ii7 is      
enroll$ 9 ,,cobra cont9uation cov]age 7&
 made su* enrollm5t aft] atta9+ #fe ye>s
 ( age7 & imm$iately prior to su*       
enrollm5t 0 an individual describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( ?is subsection2 
&  7ii7 has elect$ n to enroll 7or to be
 deem$ enroll$7 "u ?is section dur+ !   
individual's initial enrollm5t p]iod2   
!re %all be a special enrollm5t p]iod   
describ$ 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 program t  
provides comp>able cont9uation cov]age4 
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  7c7 ,no increase 9      
premium ,section #ahci7;b7 ( su* ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acier7b77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ 1       
7i77#e71 aft] subsection 7i77#d72 &     
7#b7 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ be=e !
 p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 or mon?s = :i*
 ! individual c demon/rate t !          
individual 0 enroll$ 9 ,,cobra          
cont9uation cov]age 7z su* t]m is def9$ 
9 section #ahcg7;i77#e77;,d7744  7d7    
,updat+ ,,cobra cont9uation cov]age     
notifications ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 9  
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices1 %all update ! ,,cobra  
cont9uation cov]age election notice &   
,,cobra cont9uation cov]age g5]al notice
 requir$ "u section #fjf ( ! ,employee  
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aaff7 to be giv5  
by an employ] to an employee eligible = 

,,cobra cont9uation cov]age to include  
an explanation ( h[ ! ,m$ic>e second>y  
pay] rules "u section #ahfb7;b7 ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciey7b77 apply ) respect to ,,cobra   
cont9uation cov]age4  7e7 ,effective    
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act & %all apply to p]iods (     
,,cobra cont9uation cov]age beg9n+ on or
 aft] su* date4