‘‘(d) NOTICE.—A group health plan under this part 
shall comply with the notice requirement under section 
714(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 with respect to the requirements of this section 
as if such section applied to such plan. 
‘‘(e) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to preempt any provision of State law to the 
extent that such State law establishes, implements, or con-
tinues in effect any standard or requirement that provides 
coverage or protections for enrollees that are greater than 
the coverage or protections provided under this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘out-
patient contraceptive services’ means consultations, exami-
nations, procedures, and medical services, provided on an 
outpatient basis and related to the use of contraceptive 
methods (including natural family planning) to prevent an 
unintended pregnancy.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to group health plans 
for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2006. 
SEC. 304. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT 
RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUAL MARKET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title XXVII of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–41 et seq.) is 
amended—
(1) by redesignating the first subpart 3 (relat-
ing to other requirements) as subpart 2; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subpart 2 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 2753. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR CON-
TRACEPTIVES. 
‘‘The provisions of section 2707 shall apply to health 
insurance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer 
in the individual market in the same manner as they apply 
to health insurance coverage offered by a health insurance 
issuer in connection with a group health plan in the small 
or large group market.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to health insurance 
coverage offered, sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or oper-
ated in the individual market on or after January 1, 2006. 
TITLE IV—EMERGENCY CONTRA-
CEPTION EDUCATION AND IN-
FORMATION 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Contracep-
tion Education Act’’. 
SEC. 402. EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION EDUCATION AND 
INFORMATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION.—The term 
‘‘emergency contraception’’ means a drug or device 
(as the terms are defined in section 201 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)) 
or a drug regimen that is— 
(A) used after sexual relations; 
(B) prevents pregnancy, by preventing ovu-
lation, fertilization of an egg, or implantation of 
an egg in a uterus; and 
(C) approved by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration. 
(2) HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘health care provider’’ means an individual who is li-
censed or certified under State law to provide health 
care services and who is operating within the scope 
of such license. 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the same 
meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(b) EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION
PUBLIC
EDU-
CATION PROGRAM.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall develop and dissemi-
nate to the public information on emergency contra-
ception. 
(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary may dis-
seminate information under paragraph (1) directly 
or through arrangements with nonprofit organiza-
tions, consumer groups, institutions of higher edu-
cation, Federal, State, or local agencies, clinics and 
the media. 
(3) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi-
nated under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum, a description of emergency contraception, and 
an explanation of the use, safety, efficacy, and avail-
ability of such contraception. 
(c) EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTION
INFORMATION 
PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration and in consultation 
with major medical and public health organizations, 
shall develop and disseminate to health care pro-
viders information on emergency contraception.
(2) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi-
nated under paragraph (1) shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(A) information describing the use, safety, 
efficacy and availability of emergency contra-
ception; 
(B) a recommendation regarding the use of 
such contraception in appropriate cases; and 
(C) information explaining how to obtain 
copies of the information developed under sub-
section (b), for distribution to the patients of 
the providers. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 
2010. 
TITLE V—COMPASSIONATE AS-
SISTANCE FOR RAPE EMER-
GENCIES 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Compassionate Assist-
ance for Rape Emergencies Act’’.