I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1749
To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal 
recreational activities or legal transportation activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2003
Mr. MCINNIS (for himself, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, 
Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. GREEN 
of Wisconsin, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. RYAN 
of Ohio, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. PETRI, Mr. GORDON, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Mr. KIND, Mr. KIRK, Mr. WALSH, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. HOLDEN, Mrs. 
MUSGRAVE, Mr. KLINE, Mr. RENZI, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. 
GRAVES, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Mrs. BONO, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Illinois, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
LIPINSKI, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. CAMP, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, 
Mr. WELLER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. RUSH, 
Mr. FORD, Mr. BEAUPREZ, and Mrs. JONES of Ohio) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Work-
force, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote health care coverage parity for individuals par-
ticipating in legal recreational activities or legal transpor-
tation activities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Care Parity 
for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COVERAGE AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ERISA.—Section 702(a)(2)(B) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting before the period 
the following: ‘‘, except that a plan or issuer may not deny 
benefits otherwise provided for the treatment of an injury 
solely because such injury resulted from participation of 
the participant or beneficiary in an activity such as 
motorcycling, snowmobiling, all-terrain vehicle riding, 
horseback riding, skiing or other similar legal activity’’. 
(b) PHSA.—Section 2702(a)(2)(B) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(a)(2)(B)) is 
amended by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, except that a plan or issuer may not deny benefits oth-
erwise provided for the treatment of an injury solely be-
cause such injury resulted from participation of the en-
rollee in an activity such as motorcycling, snowmobiling, 
all-terrain vehicle riding, horseback riding, skiing or other 
similar legal activity’’. 
(c) 
INTERNAL
REVENUE
CODE.—Section 
9802(a)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by inserting before the period the following:
‘‘, except that a plan or issuer may not deny benefits oth-
erwise provided for the treatment of an injury solely be-
cause such injury resulted from participation of the en-
rollee in an activity such as motorcycling, snowmobiling, 
all-terrain vehicle riding, horseback riding, skiing or other 
similar legal activity’’.
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