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1 corporated organizations, nongovernmental organizations,
2 or trustees) engaged in profit or nonprofit business or in-
3 dustry whose activities are governed by this Act, and any
4 agent, contractor, subcontractor, grantee, or consultant of
5 such person.
6 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The rule of construc-
7 tion set forth in section 20109(h) of title 49, United
8 States Code, shall also apply to this section.
9 SEC. 154. CONSTRUCTION REGARDING COLLECTIVE BAR-

10 GAINING.

11 Nothing in this division shall be construed to alter

12 of supercede any statutory or other obligation to engage
13 in collective bargaining over the terms and conditions of
14 employment related to health care.
15 SEC. 155. SEVERABILITY.

16 If any provision of this Act, or any application of such

17 provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be un-
18 constitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act
19 and the application of the provision to any other person
20 or circumstance shall not be affected.
21 Subtitle G—Early Investments
22 SEC. 161. ENSURING VALUE AND LOWER PREMIUMS.

23 (a) GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.—Title

24 XXVII of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
25 inserting after section 2713 the following new section:

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