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cent pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease (includ-
ing infection with the human immunodeficiency
virus), preventable disease, communicable disease,
intentional and unintentional injuries, community
and gang violence, unemployment among adolescent
children, juvenile justice involvement, and high rates
of drug and alcohol exposure.
(b) LINKAGE TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.—
In making grants under sections 734 and 735, the Sec-
retary shall give preference to applicants that demonstrate
a linkage to community health centers.
SEC. 734. GRANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants
to State health agencies or to local community partner-
ships to develop school health service sites.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A project for which a grant
may be made under subsection (a) may include but not
be limited to the cost of the following:
(1) Planning for the provision of school health
services.
(2) Recruitment, compensation, and training of
health and administrative staff.
(3) The development of agreements, and the ac-
quisition and development of equipment and infor-
mation services, necessary to support information
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exchange between school health service sites and
health plans, health providers, and other entities au-
thorized to collect information under this Act.
(4) Other activities necessary to assume oper-
ational status.
(c) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Applicants shall submit ap-
plications in a form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary.
(2) APPLICATIONS BY STATE HEALTH AGEN-
CIES.—
(A) In the case of applicants that are State
health agencies, the application shall contain
assurances that the State health agency is ap-
plying for funds—
(i) on behalf of at least one local com-
munity partnership; and
(ii) on behalf of at least one other
community identified by the State as in
need of the services funded under this sub-
title but without a local community part-
nership.
(B) In the case of the communities identi-
fied in applications submitted by State health
agencies that do not yet have local community
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partnerships (including the community identi-
fied under subparagraph (A)(ii)), the State
shall describe the steps that will be taken to aid
the communities in developing a local commu-
nity partnership.
(C) A State applying on behalf of local
community partnerships and other communities
may retain not more than 10 percent of grants
awarded under this subtitle for administrative
costs.
(d) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—In order to receive
a grant under this section, an applicant must include in
the application the following information:
(1) An assessment of the need for school health
services in the communities to be served, using the
latest available health data and health goals and ob-
jectives established by the Secretary.
(2) A description of how the applicant will de-
sign the proposed school health services to reach the
maximum number of school-aged children who are at
risk.
(3) An explanation of how the applicant will in-
tegrate its services with those of other health and
social service programs within the community.
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(4) A description of a quality assurance pro-
gram which complies with standards that the Sec-
retary may prescribe.
(e) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—Not more than one plan-
ning grant may be made to a single applicant. A planning
grant may not exceed two years in duration.
SEC. 735. GRANTS FOR OPERATION OF PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants
to State health agencies or to local community partner-
ships for the cost of operating school health service sites.
(b) USE OF GRANT.—The costs for which a grant
may be made under this section include but are not limited
to the following:
(1) The cost of furnishing health services that
are not otherwise covered under this Act or by any
other public or private insurer.
(2) The cost of furnishing services whose pur-
pose is to increase the capacity of individuals to uti-
lize available health services, including transpor-
tation, community and patient outreach, patient
education, translation services, and such other serv-
ices as the Secretary determines to be appropriate in
carrying out such purpose.
(3) Training, recruitment and compensation of
health professionals and other staff.
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(4) Outreach services to school-aged children
who are at risk and to the parents of such children.
(5) Linkage of individuals to health plans, com-
munity health services and social services.
(6) Other activities deemed necessary by the
Secretary.
(c) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—Applicants shall sub-
mit applications in a form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary. In order to receive a grant under this section,
an applicant must include in the application the following
information:
(1) A description of the services to be furnished
by the applicant.
(2) The amounts and sources of funding that
the applicant will expend, including estimates of the
amount of payments the applicant will receive from
sources other than the grant.
(3) Such other information as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate.
(d) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—In
order to receive a grant under this section, an applicant
must meet the following conditions:
(1) The applicant furnishes the following serv-
ices:
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(A) Diagnosis and treatment of simple ill-
nesses and minor injuries.
(B) Preventive health services, including
health screenings.
(C) Services provided for the purpose de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2).
(D) Referrals and followups in situations
involving illness or injury.
(E) Health and social services, counseling
services, and necessary referrals, including re-
ferrals regarding mental health and substance
abuse.
(F) Such other services as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
(2) The applicant is a participating provider in
the State’s program for medical assistance under
title XIX of the Social Security Act.
(3) The applicant does not impose charges on
students or their families for services (including col-
lection of any cost-sharing for services under the
comprehensive benefit package that otherwise would
be required).
(4) The applicant has reviewed and will periodi-
cally review the needs of the population served by
the applicant in order to ensure that its services are
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accessible to the maximum number of school-aged
children in the area, and that, to the maximum ex-
tent possible, barriers to access to services of the ap-
plicant are removed (including barriers resulting
from the area’s physical characteristics, its eco-
nomic, social and cultural grouping, the health care
utilization patterns of such children, and available
transportation).
(5) In the case of an applicant which serves a
population that includes a substantial proportion of
individuals of limited English speaking ability, the
applicant has developed a plan to meet the needs of
such population to the extent practicable in the lan-
guage and cultural context most appropriate to such
individuals.
(6) The applicant will provide non-Federal con-
tributions toward the cost of the project in an
amount determined by the Secretary.
(7) The applicant will operate a quality assur-
ance program consistent with section 734(d).
(e) DURATION OF GRANT.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall be for a period determined by the Secretary.
(f) REPORTS.—A recipient of funding under this sec-
tion shall provide such reports and information as are re-
quired in regulations of the Secretary.
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SEC. 736. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Of the amounts made available under section 731, the
Secretary may reserve not more than 5 percent for admin-
istrative expenses regarding this subtitle.
SEC. 737. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this subtitle:
(1) The term ‘‘adolescent children’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 732(c).
(2) The term ‘‘at risk’’ means at-risk with re-
spect to health.
(3) The term ‘‘community health center’’ has
the meaning given such term in section 330 of the
Public Health Service Act.
(4) The term ‘‘health professional shortage
area’’ means a health professional shortage area des-
ignated under section 332 of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act.
(5) The term ‘‘medically underserved popu-
lation’’ has the meaning given such term in section
330 of the Public Health Service Act.
(6) The term ‘‘school-aged children’’ has the
meaning given such term in section 732(c).
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TITLE VIII—FINANCING PROVI-
SIONS; 
AMERICAN 
HEALTH
SECURITY TRUST FUND
SEC. 800. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; SECTION 15 NOT TO
APPLY.
(a) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other-
wise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amend-
ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment
to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(b) SECTION 15 NOT TO APPLY.—The amendments
made by subtitle B shall not be treated as a change in
a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
Subtitle A—American Health
Security Trust Fund
SEC. 801. AMERICAN HEALTH SECURITY TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby created on the
books of the Treasury of the United States a trust fund
to be known as the American Health Security Trust Fund
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Trust Fund’’). The
Trust Fund shall consist of such gifts and bequests as
may be made and such amounts as may be deposited in,
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or appropriated to, such Trust Fund as provided in this
Act.
(b) APPROPRIATIONS INTO TRUST FUND.—
(1) TAXES.—There are hereby appropriated to
the Trust Fund for each fiscal year (beginning with
fiscal year 2002), out of any moneys in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, amounts equivalent to
100 percent of the aggregate increase in tax liabil-
ities under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which
is attributable to the application of the amendments
made by this title. The amounts appropriated by the
preceding sentence shall be transferred from time to
time (but not less frequently than monthly) from the
general fund in the Treasury to the Trust Fund,
such amounts to be determined on the basis of esti-
mates by the Secretary of the Treasury of the taxes
paid to or deposited into the Treasury; and proper
adjustments shall be made in amounts subsequently
transferred to the extent prior estimates were in ex-
cess of or were less than the amounts that should
have been so transferred.
(2) CURRENT
PROGRAM
RECEIPTS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there are hereby
appropriated to the Trust Fund for each fiscal year
(beginning with fiscal year 2002) the amounts that
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would otherwise have been appropriated to carry out
the following programs:
(A) The medicare program, under parts A
and B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act
(other than amounts attributable to any pre-
miums under such parts).
(B) The medicaid program, under State
plans approved under title XIX of such Act.
(C) The Federal employees health benefit
program, under chapter 89 of title 5, United
States Code.
(D) The CHAMPUS program, under chap-
ter 55 of title 10, United States Code.
(E) The maternal and child health pro-
gram (under title V of the Social Security Act),
vocational rehabilitation programs, programs
for drug abuse and mental health services
under the Public Health Service Act, programs
providing general hospital or medical assistance,
and any other Federal program identified by
the Board, in consultation with the Secretary of
the Treasury, to the extent the programs pro-
vide for payment for health services the pay-
ment of which may be made under this Act.
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(c) INCORPORATION OF PROVISIONS.—The provisions
of subsections (b) through (i) of section 1817 of the Social
Security Act shall apply to the Trust Fund under this Act
in the same manner as they applied to the Federal Hos-
pital Insurance Trust Fund under part A of title XVIII
of such Act, except that the American Health Security
Standards Board shall constitute the Board of Trustees
of the Trust Fund.
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Any amounts remaining
in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Fed-
eral Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund after
the settlement of claims for payments under title XVIII
have been completed, shall be transferred into the Amer-
ican Health Security Trust Fund.
Subtitle B—Taxes Based on Income
and Wages
SEC. 811. PAYROLL TAX ON EMPLOYERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3111 (relating to tax on
employers) is amended by redesignating subsection (c) as
subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) HEALTH CARE.—In addition to other taxes,
there is hereby imposed on every employer an excise tax,
with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to
8.7 percent of the wages (as defined in section 3121(a))
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paid by him with respect to employment (as defined in
section 3121(b)).’’
(b) SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME.—Section 1401 (re-
lating to rate of tax on self-employment income) is amend-
ed by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) HEALTH CARE.—In addition to other taxes,
there shall be imposed for each taxable year, on the self-
employment income of every individual, a tax equal to 8.7
percent of the amount of the self-employment income for
such taxable year.’’
(c) COMPARABLE
TAXES
FOR
RAILROAD
SERV-
ICES.—
(1) TAX
ON
EMPLOYERS.—Section 3221 is
amended by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively, and
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
‘‘(c) HEALTH CARE.—In addition to other taxes,
there is hereby imposed on every employer an excise tax,
with respect to having individuals in his employ, equal to
8.7 percent of the compensation paid by such employer
for services rendered to such employer.’’
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(2) TAX ON EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES.—
Subsection (a) of section 3211 (relating to tax on
employee representatives) is amended by redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by in-
serting after paragraph (2) the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) HEALTH
CARE.—In addition to other
taxes, there is hereby imposed on the income of each
employee representative a tax equal to 8.7 percent of
the compensation received during the calendar year
by such employee representative for services ren-
dered by such employee representative.
(3) NO APPLICABLE BASE.—Subparagraph (A)
of section 3231(e)(2) is amended by adding at the
end thereof the following new clause:
‘‘(iv) HEALTH CARE TAXES.—Clause
(i) shall not apply to the taxes imposed by
sections 3221(c) and 3211(a)(3).’’
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Paragraph (4) of section 3211(a), as
redesignated by paragraph (2), is amended by
striking ‘‘and (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (2), and
(3)’’.
(B) Subsection (f) of section 3221, as re-
designated by paragraph (1), is amended by
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striking ‘‘and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (b), and
(c)’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to remuneration paid after Decem-
ber 31, 2002.
SEC. 812. HEALTH CARE INCOME TAX.
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Subchapter A of chapter 1 (re-
lating to determination of tax liability) is amended by add-
ing at the end thereof the following new part:
‘‘PART VIII—HEALTH CARE INCOME TAX ON
INDIVIDUALS
‘‘Sec. 59B. Health care income tax.
‘‘SEC. 59B. HEALTH CARE INCOME TAX.
‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—In the case of an indi-
vidual, there is hereby imposed a tax (in addition to any
other tax imposed by this subtitle) equal to 2.2 percent
of the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year.
‘‘(b) NO CREDITS AGAINST TAX; NO EFFECT ON
MINIMUM TAX.—The tax imposed by this section shall not
be treated as a tax imposed by this chapter for purposes
of determining—
‘‘(1) the amount of any credit allowable under
this chapter, or
‘‘(2) the amount of the minimum tax imposed
by section 55.
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‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) TAX TO BE WITHHELD, ETC.—For pur-
poses of this title, the tax imposed by this section
shall be treated as imposed by section 1.
‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF TAX BY EMPLOYER
NOT INCLUDIBLE IN GROSS INCOME.—The gross in-
come of an employee shall not include any payment
by his employer to reimburse the employee for the
tax paid by the employee under this section.
‘‘(3) OTHER
RULES.—The rules of section
59A(d) shall apply to the tax imposed by this sec-
tion.’’
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of parts for
subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
‘‘Part VIII. Health care income tax on individuals.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2002.
Subtitle C—Increase in Excise
Taxes on Tobacco Products
SEC. 821. INCREASE IN EXCISE TAXES ON TOBACCO PROD-
UCTS.
(a) CIGARETTES.—Subsection (b) of section 5701 is
amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$19.50 per thousand ($17 per
thousand on cigarettes removed during 2000 or
2001)’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘$22.50 per
thousand’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘$40.95 per thousand ($35.70
per thousand on cigarettes removed during 2000 or
2001)’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘$47.25 per
thousand’’.
(b) CIGARS.—Subsection (a) of section 5701 is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$1.828 cents per thousand
($1.594 cents per thousand on cigars removed dur-
ing 2000 or 2001)’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting
‘‘$2.11 per thousand’’, and
(2) by striking ‘‘equal to’’ and all that follows
in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘equal to 23.91 per-
cent of the price for which sold but not more than
$56.25 per thousand.’’
(c) CIGARETTE PAPERS.—Subsection (c) of section
5701 is amended by striking ‘‘1.22 cents (1.06 cents on
cigarette papers removed during 2000 or 2001)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1.41 cents’’.
(d) CIGARETTE TUBES.—Subsection (d) of section
5701 is amended by striking ‘‘2.44 cents (2.13 cents on
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(A) the tax which would be imposed under
section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 on the article if the article had been re-
moved on such date, over
(B) the prior tax (if any) imposed under
section 5701 or 7652 of such Code on such ar-
ticle.
(2) AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CIGARETTES HELD
IN VENDING MACHINES.—To the extent provided in
regulations prescribed by the Secretary, no tax shall
be imposed by paragraph (1) on cigarettes held for
retail sale on January 1, 2003, by any person in any
vending machine. If the Secretary provides such a
benefit with respect to any person, the Secretary
may reduce the $500 amount in paragraph (3) with
respect to such person.
(3) CREDIT AGAINST TAX.—Each person shall
be allowed as a credit against the taxes imposed by
paragraph (1) an amount equal to $500. Such credit
shall not exceed the amount of taxes imposed by
paragraph (1) for which such person is liable.
(4) LIABILITY FOR TAX AND METHOD OF PAY-
MENT.—
(A) LIABILITY FOR TAX.—A person hold-
ing any article on January 1, 2003, to which
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any tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies shall
be liable for such tax.
(B) METHOD OF PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid in such
manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by reg-
ulations.
(C) TIME
FOR
PAYMENT.—The tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) shall be paid on or be-
fore July 31, 2003.
(5) ARTICLES
IN
FOREIGN
TRADE
ZONES.—
Notwithstanding the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.
998, 19 U.S.C. 81a) and any other provision of law,
any article which is located in a foreign trade zone
on January 1, 2003, shall be subject to the tax im-
posed by paragraph (1) if—
(A) internal revenue taxes have been deter-
mined, or customs duties liquidated, with re-
spect to such article before such date pursuant
to a request made under the 1st proviso of sec-
tion 3(a) of such Act, or
(B) such article is held on such date under
the supervision of a customs officer pursuant to
the 2d proviso of such section 3(a).
(6) 
DEFINITIONS.—For 
purposes 
of 
this
subsection—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Terms used in this sub-
section which are also used in section 5702 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall have
the respective meanings such terms have in
such section.
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’
means the Secretary of the Treasury or his del-
egate.
(7) CONTROLLED
GROUPS.—Rules similar to
the rules of section 5061(e)(3) of such Code shall
apply for purposes of this subsection.
(8) OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE.—All provisions
of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to
the taxes imposed by section 5701 of such Code
shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with
the provisions of this subsection, apply to the floor
stocks taxes imposed by paragraph (1), to the same
extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section
5701. The Secretary may treat any person who bore
the ultimate burden of the tax imposed by para-
graph (1) as the person to whom a credit or refund
under such provisions may be allowed or made.
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TITLE IX—CONFORMING AMEND-
MENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECU-
RITY ACT OF 1974
SEC. 901. ERISA INAPPLICABLE TO HEALTH COVERAGE AR-
RANGEMENTS UNDER STATE HEALTH SECU-
RITY PROGRAMS.
Section 4 of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1003) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(c) The provisions of this title shall not apply to any
arrangement forming a part of a State health security pro-
gram established pursuant to section 101(b) of the Amer-
ican Health Security Act of 2001.’’.
SEC. 902. EXEMPTION OF STATE HEALTH SECURITY PRO-
GRAMS FROM ERISA PREEMPTION.
Section 514(b) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply
to State health security programs established pursuant to
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section 101(b) of the American Health Security Act of
2001.’’.
SEC. 903. PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DUPLICA-
TIVE OF BENEFITS UNDER STATE HEALTH
SECURITY 
PROGRAMS; 
COORDINATION 
IN
CASE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 5 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DUPLICATIVE OF
STATE HEALTH SECURITY PROGRAM BENEFITS; CO-
ORDINATION IN CASE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
‘‘SEC. 518. (a) Subject to subsection (b), no employee
benefit plan may provide benefits which duplicate payment
for any items or services for which payment may be made
under a State health security program established pursu-
ant to section 101(b) of the American Health Security Act
of 2001.
‘‘(b)(1) Each workers compensation carrier that is
liable (or would be liable but for the enactment of the
American Health Security Act) for payment for workers
compensation services furnished in a State shall reimburse
the State health security plan for the State in which the
services are furnished for the cost of such services.
‘‘(2) In this subsection:
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‘‘(A) The term ‘workers compensation carrier’
means an insurance company that underwrites work-
ers compensation medical benefits with respect to
one or more employers and includes an employer or
fund that is financially at risk for the provision of
workers compensation medical benefits.
‘‘(B) The term ‘workers compensation medical
benefits’ means, with respect to an enrollee who is
an employee subject to the workers compensation
laws of a State, the comprehensive medical benefits
for work-related injuries and illnesses provided for
under such laws with respect to such an employee.
‘‘(C) The term ‘workers compensation services’
means items and services included in workers com-
pensation medical benefits and includes items and
services (including rehabilitation services and long-
term-care services) commonly used for treatment of
work-related injuries and illnesses.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in section 1 of such Act is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 517 the following new items:
‘‘Sec. 518. Prohibition of employee benefits duplicative of state health security
program benefits; coordination in case of workers’ compensa-
tion.’’.
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SEC. 904. REPEAL OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE REQUIRE-
MENTS UNDER ERISA AND CERTAIN OTHER
REQUIREMENTS 
RELATING 
TO 
GROUP
HEALTH PLANS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 6 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(29 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.) is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 502(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1132(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (7); and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (8) as
paragraph (7).
(2) Section 502(c)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
1132(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)
or (4) of section 606 or’’.
(3) Section 4301(c)(4) of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–66; 107
Stat. 377) and the amendments made thereby are
repealed.
(4) The table of contents in section 1 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
is amended by striking the items relating to part 6
of subtitle B of title I of such Act.
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SEC. 905. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TITLE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
January 1, 2003.
TITLE X—ADDITIONAL
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
SEC. 1001. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986.
The provisions of titles III and IV of the Health In-
surance Portability and Accountability Act, other than
subtitles D and H and section 342, are repealed and the
provisions of law that were amended or repealed by such
provisions are hereby restored as if such provisions had
not been enacted.
(c) RELATED AMENDMENTS.—Strike subsections (l)
and (m) of section 401 of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996.
SEC. 1002. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE EM-
PLOYEE 
RETIREMENT 
INCOME 
SECURITY
ACT OF 1974.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 7 of subtitle B of title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is
repealed and the items relating to such part in the table
of contents in section 1 of such Act are repealed.
(b) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 514(b) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is amended by striking
paragraph (9).
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SEC. 1003. REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE PUB-
LIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT AND RELATED
PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Titles XXII and XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act are repealed.
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
1301(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300e(b)) is amended by
striking paragraph (6).
(2) Sections 104 and 191 of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 are repealed.
SEC. 1004. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TITLE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
January 1, 2003.
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