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116 STAT. 964 PUBLIC LAW 107-210—AUG. 6, 2002 "(iv) providing assistance to eligible individuals in enrolling in qualified health insurance; "(v) the development or installation of necessary data management systems; and "(vi) any other expenses determined appropriate by the Secretary, including start-up costs and on going administrative expenses to carry out clauses (iv) through (ix) of paragraph (2)(A). "(2) QUALIFIED HEALTH INSURANCE. —For purposes of this subsection and subsection (g)— "(A) IN GENERAL. —The term 'qualified health insurance' means any of the following: "(i) Coverage under a COBRA continuation provision (as defined in section 733(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974). "(ii) State-based continuation coverage provided by the State under a State law that requires such coverage. "(iii) Coverage offered through a qualified State high risk pool (as defined in section 2744(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act). "(iv) Coverage under a health insurance program offered for State employees. "(v) Coverage under a State-based health insurance program that is comparable to the health insurance program offered for State employees. "(vi) Coverage through an arrangement entered into by a State and— "(I) a group health plan (including such a plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), "(II) an issuer of health insurance coverage, "(III) an administrator, or "(IV) an employer. "(vii) Coverage offered through a State arrangement with a private sector health care coverage purchasing pool. "(viii) Coverage under a State-operated health plan that does not receive any Federal financial participation. "(ix) Coverage under a group health plan that is available through the employment of the eligible individual's spouse. "(x) In the case of any eligible individual and such individual's qualifying family members, coverage under individual health insurance if the eligible individual was covered under individual health insurance during the entire 30-day period that ends on the date that such individual became separated from the employ- ment which qualified such individual for— "(I) in the case of an eligible TAA recipient, the allowance described in section 35(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, "(II) in the case of an eligible alternative TAA recipient, the benefit described in section 35(c)(3)(B) of such Code, or