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(1) one-half of the costs of the National Summit; or

(2) $250,000.

The private sector organization described in

subsection (b) of this section and contracted

with by the Secretary shall be obligated for the

balance of the cost of the National Summit.

(k) Contracts

The Secretary may enter into contracts to

carry out the Secretary’s responsibilities under

this section. The Secretary shall enter into a

contract on a sole-source basis to ensure the

timely completion of the National Summit in

fiscal year 1998.

(Pub. L. 93–406, title I, §517, as added Pub. L.

105–92, §4(a), Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2141.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is

act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Title

II of the Act is classified generally to subchapter II

(§401 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health

and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to

the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.

The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in

the competitive service, referred to in subsec. (f)(1)(E),

are classified generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title

5, Government Organization and Employees.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in

subsec. (f)(3), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770,

as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title

5.

PART 6—CONTINUATION COVERAGE AND ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS

PART REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This part is referred to in section 1191b of this title;

title 26 section 9805; title 42 sections 300gg–91, 1396a,

1396e.

§ 1161. Plans must provide continuation coverage

to certain individuals

(a) In general

The plan sponsor of each group health plan

shall provide, in accordance with this part, that

each qualified beneficiary who would lose coverage under the plan as a result of a qualifying

event is entitled, under the plan, to elect, within

the election period, continuation coverage under

the plan.

(b) Exception for certain plans

Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply

to any group health plan for any calendar year

if all employers maintaining such plan normally

employed fewer than 20 employees on a typical

business day during the preceding calendar year.

(Pub. L. 93–406, title I, §601, as added Pub. L.

99–272, title X, §10002(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat.

227; amended Pub. L. 101–239, title VII,

§§7862(c)(1)(B), 7891(a)(1), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat.

2432, 2445.)

AMENDMENTS

1989—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–239 struck out at end

‘‘Under regulations, rules similar to the rules of subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 of title 26 (relating to

employers under common control) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.’’

Pub. L. 101–239, §7891(a)(1), substituted ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’,

which for purposes of codification was translated as

‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT

Amendment by section 7862(c)(1)(B) of Pub. L. 101–239

applicable to years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, see

section 7862(c)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as a note

under section 106 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Amendment by section 7891(a)(1) of Pub. L. 101–239 effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in

the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L.

99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section

7891(f) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as a note under section

1002 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 10002(d) of Pub. L. 99–272 provided that:

‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—The amendments made by this

section [enacting this part and amending section 1132 of

this title] shall apply to plan years beginning on or

after July 1, 1986.

‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—In the case of a group health plan maintained

pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and one or

more employers ratified before the date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 7, 1986], the amendments made

by this section shall not apply to plan years beginning

before the later of—

‘‘(A) the date on which the last of the collective

bargaining agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined without regard to any extension

thereof agreed to after the date of the enactment of

this Act), or

‘‘(B) January 1, 1987.

For purposes of subparagraph (A), any plan amendment

made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement added by this section shall

not be treated as a termination of such collective bargaining agreement.’’

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1162 of this title.

§ 1162. Continuation coverage

For purposes of section 1161 of this title, the

term ‘‘continuation coverage’’ means coverage

under the plan which meets the following requirements:

(1) Type of benefit coverage

The coverage must consist of coverage

which, as of the time the coverage is being

provided, is identical to the coverage provided

under the plan to similarly situated beneficiaries under the plan with respect to whom

a qualifying event has not occurred. If coverage is modified under the plan for any group

of similarly situated beneficiaries, such coverage shall also be modified in the same manner for all individuals who are qualified beneficiaries under the plan pursuant to this part

in connection with such group.

(2) Period of coverage

The coverage must extend for at least the

period beginning on the date of the qualifying

event and ending not earlier than the earliest

of the following:

(A) Maximum required period

(i) General rule for terminations and reduced hours

In the case of a qualifying event described in section 1163(2) of this title, ex-