Title I, SEC. 1345. COLLECTIONS. 
      (a) In General. Each regional alliance is responsible for the collection 
    of all amounts owed the alliance (whether by individuals, employers, or 
    others and whether on the basis of premiums owed, incorrect amounts of 
    discounts or premium, cost sharing, or other reductions made, or 
    otherwise), and no amounts are payable by the Federal Government under this 
    Act (including section 9102) with respect to the failure to collect any 
    such amounts. Each regional alliance shall use credit and collection 
    procedures, including the imposition of interest charges and late fees for 
    failure to make timely payment, as may be necessary to collect amounts owed 
    to the alliance. States assist regional alliances in such collection 
    process under section 1202(d). 

      (b) Collection of Family Share. 

        (1) Withholding. 

          (A) in general. In the case of a family that includes a qualifying 
        employee of an employer, the employer shall deduct from the wages of 
        the qualifying employee (in a manner consistent with any rules of the 
        Secretary of Labor) the amount of the family share of the premium for 
        the plan in which the family is enrolled. 

          (B) Multiple employment. In the case of a family that includes more 
        than one qualifying employee, the family shall choose the employer to 
        which subparagraph (A) will apply. 

          (C) Payment. Amounts withheld under this paragraph shall be 
        maintained in a manner consistent with standards established by the 
        Secretary of Labor and paid to the regional alliance involved in a 
        manner consistent with the payment of employer premiums under 
        subsection (c). 

          (D) Satisfaction of liability. An amount deducted from wages of a 
        qualifying employee by an employer is deemed to have been paid by the 
        employee and to have satisfied the employee's obligation under 
        subsection (a) to the extent of such amount. 

        (2) Other methods. In the case of a family that does not include a 
      qualifying employee, the regional alliance shall require payment to be 
      made prospectively and such payment may be required to be made not less 
      frequently than monthly. The Secretary may issue regulations in order to 
      assure the timely and accurate collection of the family share due. 

      (c) Timing and Method of Payment of Employer Premiums. 

        (1) Frequency of payment. Payment of employer premiums under section 
      6121 for a month shall be made not less frequently than monthly (or 
      quarterly in the case of such payments made by virtue of section 6126). 
      The Secretary of Labor may establish a method under which employers that 
      pay wages on a weekly or biweekly basis are permitted to make such 
      employer payments on such a weekly or biweekly basis. 

        (2) Electronic transfer. A regional alliance may require those 
      employers that have the capacity to make payments by electronic transfer 
      to make payments under this section by electronic transfer. 

      (d) Assistance. 

        (1) Employer collections. The Secretary of Labor shall provide regional 
      alliances with such technical and other assistance as may promote the 
      efficient collection of all amounts owed such alliances under this Act by 
      employers. Such assistance may include the assessment of civil monetary 
      penalties, not to exceed $5,000 or three times the amount of the 
      liability owed, whichever is greater, in the case of repeated failure to 
      pay (as specified in rules of the Secretary of Labor). 

        (2) Family collections. Except as provided in paragraph (1), the 
      Secretary shall provide regional alliances with such technical and other 
      assistance as may promote the efficient collection of other amounts owed 
      such alliances under this Act. Such assistance may include the assessment 
      of civil monetary penalties, not to exceed $5,000 or three times the 
      amount of the liability owed, whichever is greater, in the case of 
      repeated failure to pay (as specified in rules of the Secretary). 

      (e) Receipt of Miscellaneous Amounts. For payments to regional alliances 
    by 

        (1) States, see subtitle A of title IX, and 

        (2) the Federal Government, see subtitle B of such title and section 
      1895 of the Social Security Act (as added by section 4003).