; complaint process (a) Investigative authority Upon receiving a notice from a State or the Secretary of Health and Human Services of violations of sections 2799A–1, 2799A–2, or 2799A–4 of the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary of Labor shall have the power to conduct an investigation to identify patterns of such violations with respect to participants or beneficiaries under a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan by a health insurance issuer in the group market. The Secretary may assist States, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, plans, or issuers to ensure that appropriate measures have been taken to correct such violations retrospectively and prospectively with respect to participants or beneficiaries under a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan by a health insurance issuer in the group market. (b) Complaint process Not later than January 1, 2022, the Secretary shall establish a process under which the Secretary— (1) may receive complaints from participants and beneficiaries of group health plans or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such plans relating to alleged violations of the sections specified in subsection (a); and (2) transmits such complaints to States or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as determined appropriate by the Secretary) for potential enforcement actions. . (2) Technical amendment The table of contents in section 1 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 521 the following new item: Sec. 522. Investigative authority regarding violations of certain health care provider requirements