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1 (ii) is not eligible for coverage under
2 title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and
3 (iii) is not an active employee of an
4 employer maintaining the plan or of any
5 employer that makes or has made substan-
6 tial contributions to fund such plan.
7 (E) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means Sec-
8 retary of Health and Human Services.
9 (b) PARTICIPATION.—To be eligible to participate in
10 the reinsurance program, an eligible employment-based
11 plan shall submit to the Secretary an application for par-
12 ticipation in the program, at such time, in such manner,
13 and containing such information as the Secretary shall re-
14 quire.
15 (c) PAYMENT.—
16 (1) SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS.—

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Under the reinsurance

18 program, a participating employment-based
19 plan shall submit claims for reimbursement to
20 the Secretary which shall contain documenta-
21 tion of the actual costs of the items and serv-
22 ices for which each claim is being submitted.
23 (B) BASIS FOR CLAIMS.—Each claim sub-
24 mitted under subparagraph (A) shall be based
25 on the actual amount expended by the partici-

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