Section 6606

SEC. 6606. MEWA PLAN REGISTRATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Section 101[g] of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [29 U.S.C. 1021[g]] is amended--

[1] by striking 'Secretary may' and inserting 'Secretary shall'; and

[2] by inserting 'to register with the Secretary prior to operating in a State and may, by regulation, require such multiple employer welfare arrangements' after 'not group health plans'.