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``SEC. 520. APPLICABILITY OF STATE LAW TO COMBAT
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FRAUD AND ABUSE.
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``The Secretary may, for the purpose of identifying,
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preventing, or prosecuting fraud and abuse, adopt regu-
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latory standards establishing, or issue an order relating to
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a specific person establishing, that a person engaged in the
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business of providing insurance through a multiple em-
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ployer welfare arrangement described in section 3(40) is
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subject to the laws of the States in which such person oper-
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ates which regulate insurance in such State, notwith-
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standing section 514(b)(6) of this Act or the Liability Risk
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Retention Act of 1986, and regardless of whether the law
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of the State is otherwise preempted under any of such provi-
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sions. This section shall not apply to any plan or arrange-
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ment that does not fall within the meaning of the term `mul-
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tiple employer welfare arrangement' under section
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3(40)(A).''.
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(b) C
ONFORMING
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MENDMENT
.--The table of sections
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for part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement
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Income Security Act of 1974, as amended by section 6601,
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is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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``Sec. 520. Applicability of State law to combat fraud and abuse.''.
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