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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bj1 #bjai,mr4   
,norcross 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 &  
,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,employee ,retirem5t 
,income ,security ,act ( #aigd to /r5g!n
 p>ity 9 m5tal heal? & sub/ance use     
disord] b5efits1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,p>ity ,en=cem5t ,act ( #bjai4  #b4     
,au?oriz+ en=cem5t au?ority = m5tal     
heal? & sub/ance use disord] b5efits    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ejb7;c77#aj77;,a7
 ( ! ,employee ,retirem5t ,income       
,security ,act ( #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#aacb7;c77#aj77;,a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ =
 any failure & all t foll[s ?r\gh 9     
connection ) ! plan & ins]t+  = any     
failure by su* sponsor or issu]1 9      
connection ) ! plan-- 7i7 to meet !     
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a77#a77;,f71  
7b77#c71 7c71 or 7d7 ( section #gjb or  

section #gja or #gjb7;b77#a7 ) respect  
to g5etic in=mation2 or  7ii7 to meet ! 
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 ( section  
#gab ) respect to p>ity 9 m5tal heal? & 
sub/ance use disord] b5efits4  4  7b7   
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section    
#ejb ( su* ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #aacb7 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#f71 by  
/rik+ or 7#i7 & ins]t+ 7#i71 or 7#aj72  
7#b7 9 subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 by     
/rik+ subsections 7c77#i7 & 7a77#f7 &   
ins]t+ subsections 7c77#i71 7c77#aj71 & 
7a77#f72  7,b7 by /rik+ "u subsection   
7c77#i7 & ins]t+ "u subsections 7c77#i7 
& 7c77#aj72 &  7,c7 by /rik+            
#gjf7;a77#a7 & ins]t+ #gcc7;a77#a72 &   
7#c7 9 subsection 7c77#aj7 9 ! head+1 by
 /rik+ use ( g5etic in=mation & ins]t+  
use ( g5etic in=mation & p>ity 9 m5tal  
heal? & sub/ance use disord] b5efits4   
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
gr\p heal? plans = plan ye>s beg9n+ aft]
 ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4