Title VIII, SEC. 8403. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CONTINUATION COVERAGE. (a) Period of Coverage. Subparagraph (D) of section 602(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1161(2)) is amended (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(iii) eligible for coverage under a comprehensive benefit package described in section 1101 of the Health Security Act.'', and (2) by striking ``or medicare entitlement'' in the heading and inserting ``, medicare entitlement, or health security act eligibility''. (b) Qualified Beneficiary. Section 607(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1167(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Special rule for individuals covered by health security act. The term `qualified beneficiary' shall not include any individual who, upon termination of coverage under a group health plan, is eligible for coverage under a comprehensive benefit package described in section 1101 of the Health Security Act.'' (c) Repeal Upon Implementation of Health Security Act. (1) In general. Part 6 of subtitle B of title I of such Act (29 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 601 through 608 and by redesignating section 609 as section 601. (2) Conforming amendments. (A) Section 502(a)(7) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``609(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``601(a)(2)(A)''. (B) Section 502(c)(1) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1) or (4) of section 606''. (C) Section 514 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1144) is amended by striking ``609'' each place it appears in subsections (b)(7) and (b)(8) and inserting ``601''. (D) The table of contents in section 1 of such Act is amended by striking the items relating to sections 601 through 609 and inserting the following new item: ``Sec. 601. Additional standards for group health plans.'' (d) Effective Date. (1) Subsections (a) and (b). The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Subsection (c). The amendments made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the earlier of (A) January 1, 1998, or (B) the first day of the first calendar year following the calendar year in which all States have in effect plans under which individuals are eligible for coverage under a comprehensive benefit package described in section 1101 of this Act.