,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbf,mr4  
,c\rtney introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,employee ,retirem5t ,income ,security  
,act ( #aigd to e/abli% a grant program 
to enable law /ud5ts to assi/           
p>ticipants & b5efici>ies 9 c]ta9 civil 
en=cem5t actions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,cl9ics = ,law /ud5ts ,inve/igat+ &     
,navigat+ ,claims ,assi/ance ,act or !  
,,cl9ic ,assi/ance ,act4  #b4 ,,erisa   
cl9ics ,"p #e ( title ,i ( ! ,employee  
,retirem5t ,income ,security ,act (     
#aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4#aaca et seq47 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ebe4 
,,erisa cl9ics & pro bono programs  7a7 
,e/abli%m5t ( grant program ,! ,secret>y
 %all provide grants to eligible        
in/itutions = ! purpose ( plann+1       
develop+1 or op]at+ an attorney-sup]vis$
 cl9ical program1 ext]n%ip1 or pro bono 

program = law /ud5ts to improve access  
to b5efits "u employee welf>e b5efit    
plans4  7b7 ,use ( funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,an eligible in/itution t receives a    
grant "u ?is section may use su* grant  
to support programs ?r\gh :i*           
p>ticipants & b5efici>ies ( employee    
welf>e b5efit plans c receive           
repres5tation--  7,a7 9 appeals ( b5efit
 d5ials1 includ+ ?r\gh ! int]nal claims 
proc$ure & ext]nal review process ( !   
plan2  7,b7 9 actions br\ght "u section 
#ejb2  7,c7 9 actions br\ght aga9/ a    
p>ticipant or b5efici>y by a heal? c>e  
provid] or facility reg>d+ unpaid       
out-(-pocket co/s2 &  7,d7 9 any o!r    
action relat+ to--  7i7 ! en=cem5t (    
title ,i ( ?is ,act2 &  7ii7 ! receipt (
 b5efits "u employee welf>e b5efit      
plans1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7  
,sup]visory attorneys ,9 addition to !  
uses specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 an       
eligible in/itution t receives a grant  
"u ?is section may use a portion ( su*  
grant to pay ! co/s ( provid+ an        

attorney to sup]vise a program support$ 
by su* grant4  7c7 ,eligible in/itution 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible          
in/itution means an accr$it$ law s*ool t
 is1 or is op]at$ by1 an in/itution (   
high] education 7z def9$ 9 section      
#aja7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7774  7d7  
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible     
in/itution %all submit to ! ,secret>y an
 application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &  
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7e7 ,am\nt ,! ,secret>y may n 
aw>d m ?an #ejj1jjj to an eligible      
in/itution = any fiscal ye>4  7f7 ,,ebsa
 coord9ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all require b5efit advisors ( !       
,employee ,b5efits ,security            
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor to 
coord9ate ) eligible in/itutions op]at+ 
a program describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 to  
assi/ p>ticipants & b5efici>ies 9       
*all5g+ d5i$ b5efit claims4  7#b7       
,in=mation %>+ ,su* b5efit advisors may 

provide p>ticipants & b5efici>ies ) a   
li/ ( eligible in/itutions t op]ate a   
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7g7 
,consum] assi/ance programs ,a program  
support$ "u subsection 7b77#a7 may      
coord9ate )1 & make ref]rals to1 a ,/ate
 (fice ( heal? insurance consum]        
assi/ance1 heal? insurance ombudsman1 or
 o!r program t c>ries out ! duties      
describ$ 9 section #bgic7;c7 ( ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#cjj;gg-#ic7;c774  7h7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is  
section = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh 
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