,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gidb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #d1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,snchez 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 
and ,mrs4 ,fletcher7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,energy and ,commerce1 and ,ways and    
,means1 for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide the option to extend ,,cobra    
continuation coverage through the last  
day of the #a-year period succeeding the
 ,,covid-#ai emergency period1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,public ,health
 ,emergency ,,cobra ,extension ,act4    
#b4 ,option to extend ,,cobra           
continuation coverage through the last  
day of the #a-year period succeeding the
 ,,covid-#ai emergency period  7a7 ,in  

general ,except as provided in          
subsection 7b71 if a qualifying event   
specified in subsection 7c77#a77;,a7    
with respect to any assistance eligible 
individual occurs during the period     
beginning on ,march #a1 #bjbj1 and      
ending on the last day of the #a-year   
period succeeding the emergency period  
described in section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b77 and  
the period of coverage for ,,cobra      
continuation coverage with respect to   
such individual would1 but for this     
subsection1 otherwise terminate1 the    
date which is the last day of the       
#a-year period succeeding such emergency
 period4  7b7 ,option for other maximum 
required period ,if any assistance      
eligible individual elects to have this 
subsection apply1 the period of coverage
 for ,,cobra continuation coverage with 
respect to such individual shall be the 
maximum required period under section   
#fjc of the ,employee ,retirement       

,income ,security ,act of #aigd1 section
 #dihj;,b7f77#c7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 section #bbjc  
of the ,public ,health ,service ,act1 or
 section #hije;a of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code1 that would otherwise     
apply notwithstanding subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,assistance eligible individual ,the    
term assistance eligible individual     
means1 at any time during the emergency 
period described in section             
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,social       
,security ,act1 any individual that is a
 qualified beneficiary that-- 7,a7 is   
eligible for ,,cobra continuation       
coverage by reason of a qualifying event
 specified in section #fjc of the       
,employee ,retirement ,income ,security 
,act of #aigd1 section #dihj;,b7f77#c7  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf1 section #bbjc of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act1 or section       
#hije;a of title #e1 ,united ,states    
,code2 and  7,b7 elects such coverage4  

7#b7 ,,cobra continuation coverage ,the 
term ,,cobra continuation coverage means
 continuation coverage provided pursuant
 to part #f of subtitle ,b of title ,i  
of the ,employee ,retirement ,income    
,security ,act of #aigd 7other than     
under section #fji71 title ,,xxii of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act1 section 
#dihj;,b of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf 7other than subsection 7f77#a7
 of such section insofar as it relates  
to pediatric vaccines71 or section      
#hije;a of title #e1 ,united ,states    
,code1 or under a ,state program that   
provides comparable continuation        
coverage4 ,such term does not include   
coverage under a health flexible        
spending arrangement under a cafeteria  
plan within the meaning of section #abe 
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf4  7#c7 ,period of coverage ,any   
reference in this subsection to a period
 of coverage shall be treated as a      
reference to a monthly or shorter period
 of coverage with respect to which      

premiums are charged with respect to    
such coverage4  7#d7 ,qualified         
beneficiary ,the term qualified         
beneficiary has the meaning given such  
term in section #fjg7c7 of the ,employee
 ,retirement ,income ,security ,act of  
#aigd4