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124 STAT. 44 PUBLIC LAW 111–144—MAR. 2, 2010 similar to the rules of paragraph (7) shall apply with respect to such notification. ‘‘(C) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—Individuals described in this subparagraph are individuals who are assistance eligible individuals on the basis of a qualifying event con- sisting of a reduction of hours occurring during the period described in paragraph (3)(A) followed by an involuntary termination of employment insofar as such involuntary termination of employment occurred on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’. (2) CODIFICATION OF CURRENT INTERPRETATION.—Sub- section (a)(16) of such section is amended— (A) by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: ‘‘(ii) such individual pays, the amount of such pre- mium, after the application of paragraph (1)(A), by the latest of— ‘‘(I) 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, ‘‘(II) 30 days after the date of provision of the notification required under subparagraph (D)(ii), or ‘‘(III) the end of the period described in section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’; and (B) by striking subclause (I) of subparagraph (C)(i), and inserting the following: ‘‘(I) such assistance eligible individual experi- enced an involuntary termination that was a quali- fying event prior to the date of enactment of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010; and’’. (3) CLARIFICATION OF PERIOD OF ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii)(I) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘of the first month’’. (4) ENFORCEMENT.—Subsection (a)(5) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In addition to civil actions that may be brought to enforce applicable provi- sions of such Act or other laws, the appropriate Secretary or an affected individual may bring a civil action to enforce such determinations and for appropriate relief. In addition, such Secretary may assess a penalty against a plan sponsor or health insurance issuer of not more than $110 per day for each failure to comply with such determination of such Secretary after 10 days after the date of the plan sponsor’s or issuer’s receipt of the determination.’’. (5) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SECTION 3001 OF ARRA.— (A) Subsection (g)(9) of section 35 of the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘section 3002(a) of the Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3001(a) of title III of division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009’’. (B) Section 139C of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 3002 of the Health Insurance Assistance for the Unemployed Act of 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3001 of 26 USC 139C. 26 USC 35.