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29 U.S.C. 1165: Election

Created in 1986 by Public Law 93-406. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 29 U.S.C. 1162, 29 U.S.C. 1181.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–210 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). (Trade Act of 2002) Law text

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514 inserted "of continuation coverage" after "any election" and inserted at end "If there is a choice among types of coverage under the plan, each qualified beneficiary is entitled to make a separate selection among such types of coverage." · (2)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.