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(b) AWARENESS.—The Secretary may advance public 
awareness on— 
(1) the types of eating disorders; 
(2) the seriousness of eating disorders, including 
prevalence, comorbidities, and physical and mental 
health consequences; 
(3) methods to identify, intervene, refer for treat-
ment, and prevent behaviors that may lead to the de-
velopment of eating disorders; 
(4) discrimination and bullying based on body 
size; 
(5) the effects of media on self-esteem and body 
image; and 
(6) the signs and symptoms of eating disorders. 
SEC. 806. EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON EATING DIS-
ORDERS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may fa-
cilitate the identification of programs to educate and train 
health professionals and school personnel in effective strate-
gies to— 
(1) identify individuals with eating disorders; 
(2) provide early intervention services for indi-
viduals with eating disorders; 
(3) refer patients with eating disorders for ap-
propriate treatment; 
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(4) prevent the development of eating disorders; 
or 
(5) provide appropriate treatment services for 
individuals with eating disorders. 
SEC. 807. GAO STUDY ON PREVENTING DISCRIMINATORY 
COVERAGE LIMITATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS 
WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUB-
STANCE USE DISORDERS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a re-
port detailing Federal oversight of group health plans and 
health insurance coverage offered in connection with such 
plans (as such terms are defined in section 2791 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91), including 
Medicaid managed care plans under section 1903 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b), to ensure compliance 
of such plans and coverage with sections 2726 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–26), 712 of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1185a), and 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (in 
this section collectively referred to as the ‘‘parity law’’), in-
cluding— 
(1) a description of how Federal regulations and 
guidance consider nonquantitative treatment limita-
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tions, including medical necessity criteria and appli-
cation of such criteria to medical, surgical, and pri-
mary care, of such plans and coverage in ensuring 
compliance by such plans and coverage with the par-
ity law; 
(2) a description of actions that Federal depart-
ments and agencies are taking to ensure that such 
plans and coverage comply with the parity law; and 
(3) the identification of enforcement, education, 
and coordination activities within Federal depart-
ments and agencies, including educational activities 
directed to State insurance commissioners, and a de-
scription of how such proper activities can be used to 
ensure full compliance with the parity law. 
SEC. 808. CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING PARITY RULES. 
If a group health plan or a health insurance issuer 
offering group or individual health insurance coverage pro-
vides coverage for eating disorder benefits, including resi-
dential treatment, such group health plan or health insur-
ance issuer shall provide such benefits consistent with the 
requirements of section 2726 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–26), section 712 of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a), 
and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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Union Calendar No. 517 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2646 
[Report No. 114–667, Part I] 
A BILL 
To make available needed psychiatric, psychological, 
and supportive services for individuals with men-
tal illness and families in mental health crisis, 
and for other purposes. 
JULY 6, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
JULY 6, 2016 
The Committees on Ways and Means and Education and 
the Workforce discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
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