; and (B) in subsection (b), by inserting or section 196 or 197 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 after this part each place such term appears. (2) ERISA Section 715 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1185d ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Additional provisions Section 196 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 shall apply to health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, and section 197 of such Act shall apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, as if included in this subpart, and to the extent that any provision of this part conflicts with a provision of such section 196 with respect to health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans or of such section 197 with respect to group health plans or health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, the provisions of such sections 196 and 197 shall apply. . (3) IRC Section 9815 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Additional provisions Section 196 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 shall apply to health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, and section 197 of such Act shall apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans, as if included in this subchapter, and to the extent that any provision of this chapter conflicts with a provision of such section 196 with respect to health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection with group health plans or of such section 197 with respect to group health plans or health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage in connection