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 PUBLIC LAW 104-204—SEPT. 26, 1996 110 STAT. 2935 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION GUARANTEES OF MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT During fiscal year 1996 and in addition to commitments previously provided, additional commitments to issue guarantees to carry out section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1721(g)), shall not exceed $20,000,000,000. TITLE VI—NEWBORNS' AND MOTHERS' HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. —T his title may be cited as the "Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996". SEC. 602. FINDINGS. —Congress finds that— (1) the length of post-delivery hospital stay should be based on the unique characteristics of each mother and her newborn child, taking into consideration the health of the mother, the health and stability of the newborn, the ability and confidence of the mother and the father to care for their newborn, the adequacy of support systems at home, and the access of the mother and her newborn to appropriate follow-up health care; and (2) the timing of the discharge of a mother and her newborn child from the hospital should be made by the attending provider in consultation with the mother. SEC. 603. AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE 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 (added by section 101(a) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is amended— (1) by amending the heading of the part to read as follows: "PA RT 7—GROUP HEALTH PLAN REQUIREMENTS"; (2) by inserting after the part heading the following: "S UBPART A—REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PORTABILITY, ACCESS, AND RENEWABILITY"; (3) by redesignating sections 704 through 707 as sections 731 through 734, respectively; (4) by inserting before section 731 (as so redesignated) the following new heading: and "SUBPART C—GENERAL PROVISIONS"; (5) by inserting after section 703 the following new subpart: " SUBPART B—OTHER REQUIREMENTS "SEC. 711. STANDARDS RELATING TO BENEFITS FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS. " (a) REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMUM HOSPITAL STAY FOLLOWING BIRTH. — Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996. 42 USC 201 note. 42 USC 300gg-4 note. Ante, p. 1939. 29 USC 1191- 1191c. 29 USC 1185.

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