; and (ix) additional illustrative examples of methods, processes, strategies, evidentiary standards, and other factors for which the Secretary determines that additional guidance is necessary to improve compliance with this section, section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or section 2799A–1 of the Public Health Service Act, as applicable. (D) Public comment Prior to issuing any final guidance under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide a public comment period of not less than 60 days during which any member of the public may provide comments on a draft of the guidance. (8) Compliance requirements (A) Nonquantitative treatment limitation (NQTL) requirements Beginning 45 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, in the case of a group health plan that provides both medical and surgical benefits and mental health or substance use disorder benefits and that imposes nonquantitative treatment limitations (referred to in this section as NQTL ) on mental health or substance use disorder benefits, the plan shall perform comparative analyses of the design and application of NQTLs in accordance with subparagraph (B), and make available to the applicable State authority (or, as applicable, the Secretary), upon request, the following information: (i) The specific plan terms regarding the NQTL, that applies to such plan or coverage, and a description of all mental health or substance use disorder and medical or surgical benefits to which it applies in each respective benefits classification. (ii) The factors used to determine that the NQTL will apply to mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical or surgical benefits. (iii) The evidentiary standards used for the factors identified in clause (ii), when applicable, provided that every factor shall be defined and any other source or evidence relied upon to design and apply the NQTL to mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical or surgical benefits. (iv) The comparative analyses demonstrating that the