,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjai,mr4  
,norcross 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 
and ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,employee ,retirement ,income 
,security ,act of #aigd to strengthen   
parity in mental health and substance   
use disorder benefits1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,parity ,enforcement
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,authorizing       
enforcement authority for mental health 
and substance use disorder benefits  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ejb7;c77#aj77;,a7
 of the ,employee ,retirement ,income   
,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#aacb7;c77#aj77;,a77 is amended by      
striking for any failure and all that   
follows through in connection with the  
plan and inserting  for any failure by  
such sponsor or issuer1 in connection   

with the plan-- 7i7 to meet the         
requirements of subsection 7a77#a77;,f71
 7b77#c71 7c71 or 7d7 of section #gjb or
 section #gja or #gjb7;b77#a7 with      
respect to genetic information2 or  7ii7
 to meet the requirements of subsection 
7a7 of section #gab with respect to     
parity in mental health and substance   
use disorder benefits4  4  7b7          
,technical and conforming amendments    
,section #ejb of such ,act 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a77#f71 by striking or 7#i7 
and inserting 7#i71 or 7#aj72  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 by striking   
subsections 7c77#i7 and 7a77#f7 and     
inserting subsections 7c77#i71 7c77#aj71
 and 7a77#f72  7,b7 by striking under   
subsection 7c77#i7 and inserting under  
subsections 7c77#i7 and 7c77#aj72 and   
7,c7 by striking #gjf7;a77#a7 and       
inserting #gcc7;a77#a72 and  7#c7 in    
subsection 7c77#aj7 in the heading1 by  
striking use of genetic information and 
inserting use of genetic information and

 parity in mental health and substance  
use disorder benefits4  7c7 ,effective  
date ,the amendments made by subsection 
7a7 shall apply with respect to group   
health plans for plan years beginning   
after the date that is #a year after the
 date of enactment of this ,act4