; or (II) the first date that such individual is no longer in the furlough period. (B) Notification requirement Any assistance eligible individual shall notify the group health plan with respect to which paragraph (1)(A) applies if such paragraph ceases to apply by reason of clause (i)(I) or (ii)(I) of subparagraph (A) (as applicable). Such notice shall be provided to the group health plan in such time and manner as may be specified by the Secretary of Labor. (C) Special enrollment period following expiration of premium assistance Notwithstanding section 1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031 ), the expiration of premium assistance pursuant to a limitation specified under subparagraph (A) shall be treated as a qualifying event for which any assistance eligible individual is eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange under title I of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18001 et seq.) during a special enrollment period. (3) Assistance eligible individual For purposes of this section, the term assistance eligible individual means, with respect to a period of coverage during the period beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on January 31, 2021— (A) any individual that is a qualified beneficiary that— (i) is eligible for COBRA continuation coverage by reason of a qualifying event specified in section 603(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 4980B(f)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, section 2203(2) of the Public Health Service Act, or section 8905a of title 5, United States Code (except for the voluntary termination of such individual’s employment by such individual); and (ii) elects such coverage