tice of such requirements under the plan; except that the 
summary description required to be provided under the 
fourth sentence of section 104(b)(1) with respect to such 
modification shall be provided by not later than 60 days 
after the first day of the first plan year in which such 
requirements apply. 
‘‘(h) PREEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec-
tion do not preempt State law relating to health in-
surance coverage to the extent such State law pro-
vides greater benefits with respect to osteoporosis 
detection or prevention. 
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 731(a)(1) shall 
not be construed as superseding a State law de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
(B) Section 731(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
1191(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 711’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 711 and 714’’. 
(C) Section 732(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
1191a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 711’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 711 and 714’’. 
(D) The table of contents in section 1 of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 713 the following new item: 
‘‘714. Standards relating to benefits for bone mass measurement.’’. 
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(b) INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE.—(1) Part B 
of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is amend-
ed by inserting after section 2752 the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘SEC. 2753. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR BONE 
MASS MEASUREMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 2707 
(other than subsection (g)) shall apply to health insurance 
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer in the indi-
vidual market in the same manner as it applies 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) NOTICE.—A health insurance issuer under this 
part shall comply with the notice requirement under sec-
tion 714(g) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 with respect to the requirements referred to 
in subsection (a) as if such section applied to such issuer 
and such issuer were a group health plan. 
‘‘(c) PREEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec-
tion do not preempt State law relating to health in-
surance coverage to the extent such State law pro-
vides greater benefits with respect to osteoporosis 
detection or prevention. 
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‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 2762(a) shall 
not be construed as superseding a State law de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
(2) Section 2762(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg- 
62(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2751’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sections 2751 and 2753’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to group health 
plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 
2008. 
(2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall 
apply with respect to health insurance coverage offered, 
sold, issued, renewed, in effect, or operated in the indi-
vidual market on or after such date. 
Æ 
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