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tive treatment limitations, of any such investigation 
conducted during the covered reporting period. 
(4) A summary of the basis of the final decision 
rendered for each closed investigation conducted 
during the covered reporting period that resulted in 
a finding of a serious violation. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Any individually identifiable infor-
mation shall be excluded from reports under subsection 
(a) consistent with protections under the health privacy 
and security rules promulgated under section 264(c) of the 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 
1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note). 
SEC. 804. GAO STUDY ON PARITY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND 
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER BENEFITS. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate a report detailing the extent to which group health 
plans or health insurance issuers offering group or indi-
vidual health insurance coverage that provides both med-
ical and surgical benefits and mental health or substance 
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use disorder benefits, medicaid managed care organiza-
tions with a contract under section 1903(m) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)), and health plans pro-
vided under the State Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) comply with section 2726 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–26), section 
712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a), and section 9812 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, including— 
(1) how nonquantitative treatment limitations, 
including medical necessity criteria, of such plans or 
issuers comply with such sections; 
(2) how the responsible Federal departments 
and agencies ensure that such plans or issuers com-
ply with such sections, including an assessment of 
how the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
has used its authority to conduct audits of such 
plans to ensure compliance; 
(3) a review of how the various Federal and 
State agencies responsible for enforcing mental 
health parity requirements have improved enforce-
ment of such requirements in accordance with the 
objectives and timeline described in the action plan 
under section 802; and 
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(4) recommendations for how additional en-
forcement, education, and coordination activities by 
responsible Federal and State departments and 
agencies could better ensure compliance with such 
sections, including recommendations regarding the 
need for additional legal authority. 
SEC. 805. INFORMATION AND AWARENESS ON EATING DIS-
ORDERS. 
(a) INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) may— 
(1) update information, related fact sheets, and 
resource lists related to eating disorders that are 
available on the public Internet website of the Na-
tional Women’s Health Information Center spon-
sored by the Office on Women’s Health, to include— 
(A) updated findings and current research 
related to eating disorders, as appropriate; and 
(B) information about eating disorders, in-
cluding information related to males and fe-
males; 
(2) incorporate, as appropriate, and in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Education, information 
from publicly available resources into appropriate 
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obesity prevention programs developed by the Office 
on Women’s Health; and 
(3) make publicly available (through a public 
Internet website or other method) information, re-
lated fact sheets and resource lists, as updated 
under paragraph (1), and the information incor-
porated into appropriate obesity prevention pro-
grams, as updated under paragraph (2). 
(b) AWARENESS.—The Secretary may advance public 
awareness on— 
(1) the types of eating disorders; 
(2) the seriousness of eating disorders, includ-
ing prevalence, comorbidities, and physical and men-
tal health consequences; 
(3) methods to identify, intervene, refer for 
treatment, and prevent behaviors that may lead to 
the development 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. 
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SEC. 806. EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON EATING DIS-
ORDERS. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
facilitate the identification of programs to educate and 
train health professionals and school personnel in effective 
strategies 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; 
(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 enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress and make publicly avail-
able a report detailing Federal oversight of group health 
plans and health insurance coverage offered in the indi-
vidual or group market (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
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300gg–91)), including Medicaid managed care plans 
under section 1903 of the Social 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 Employee Retirement In-
come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1185a), and 9812 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (in this section col-
lectively referred to as the ‘‘parity law’’), including— 
(1) a description of how Federal regulations 
and guidance consider nonquantitative treatment 
limitations, including medical necessity criteria and 
application of such criteria to medical, surgical, and 
primary 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. 
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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 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1185a), and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 6, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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