29 U.S.C. 1191b: Definitions

Created in 1996 by Public Law 93-406. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 29 U.S.C. 1003, 29 U.S.C. 1021, 29 U.S.C. 1022, 29 U.S.C. 1024, 29 U.S.C. 1108.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

201621st Century Cures Act

2008Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

1996Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997

1996Pub. L. 93-406added it

29 U.S.C. 1191bDefinitions

(a)Group health plan

(b)Definitions relating to health insurance

(c)Excepted benefits

(d)Other definitions

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

How it got here

2016

Pub. L. 114–255 inserted at end "Such term shall not include any qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangement (as defined in section 9831(d)(2) of title 26)." (21st Century Cures Act) Law text · (a)

2008

Pub. L. 110–233 added pars. (5) to (9). (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008) Law text · (d)

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.