ards under part 4 and such additional requirements re-
garding liquidity as the applicable authority may prescribe 
by regulation. 
‘‘(j) SOLVENCY STANDARDS WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Small Business Growth 
Act of 2007, the applicable authority shall establish 
a Solvency Standards Working Group. In prescribing 
the initial regulations under this section, the applica-
ble authority shall take into account the rec-
ommendations of such Working Group. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall 
consist of not more than 15 members appointed by 
the applicable authority. The applicable authority 
shall include among persons invited to membership 
on the Working Group at least one of each of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) a representative of the National Asso-
ciation of Insurance Commissioners; 
‘‘(B) a representative of the American 
Academy of Actuaries; 
‘‘(C) a representative of the State govern-
ments, or their interests; 
‘‘(D) a representative of existing self-in-
sured arrangements, or their interests; 
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‘‘(E) a representative of associations of the 
type referred to in section 801(b)(1), or their 
interests; and 
‘‘(F) a representative of multiemployer 
plans that are group health plans, or their in-
terests. 
‘‘SEC. 807. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION AND RE-
LATED REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) FILING FEE.—Under the procedure prescribed 
pursuant to section 802(a), an association health plan 
shall pay to the applicable authority at the time of filing 
an application for certification under this part a filing fee 
in the amount of $5,000, which shall be available in the 
case of the Secretary, to the extent provided in appropria-
tion Acts, for the sole purpose of administering the certifi-
cation procedures applicable with respect to association 
health plans. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN APPLICA-
TION FOR CERTIFICATION.—An application for certifi-
cation under this part meets the requirements of this sec-
tion only if it includes, in a manner and form which shall 
be prescribed by the applicable authority by regulation, at 
least the following information: 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—The names 
and addresses of— 
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‘‘(A) the sponsor; and 
‘‘(B) the members of the board of trustees 
of the plan. 
‘‘(2) STATES IN WHICH PLAN INTENDS TO DO 
BUSINESS.—The States in which participants and 
beneficiaries under the plan are to be located and 
the number of them expected to be located in each 
such State. 
‘‘(3) BONDING REQUIREMENTS.—Evidence pro-
vided by the board of trustees that the bonding re-
quirements of section 412 will be met as of the date 
of the application or (if later) commencement of op-
erations. 
‘‘(4) PLAN DOCUMENTS.—A copy of the docu-
ments governing the plan (including any bylaws and 
trust agreements), the summary plan description, 
and other material describing the benefits that will 
be provided to participants and beneficiaries under 
the plan. 
‘‘(5) 
AGREEMENTS
WITH
SERVICE
PRO-
VIDERS.—A copy of any agreements between the 
plan and contract administrators and other service 
providers. 
‘‘(6) FUNDING REPORT.—In the case of asso-
ciation health plans providing benefits options in ad-
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