or proceeding under section 1128A of the Social Security Act. (C) Safe harbor The Secretary shall waive the penalties described under subparagraph (A) with respect to a facility or, practitioner who unknowingly violates paragraph (1) with respect to an enrollee, if such facility or practitioner, within 30 days of the violation, withdraws the bill that was in violation of paragraph (1), and, as applicable, reimburses the group health plan, health insurance issuer, or enrollee, as applicable, in an amount equal to the amount billed in violation of paragraph (1), plus interest, at an interest rate determined by the Secretary. (h) Maintaining State surprise billing protections (1) In general Notwithstanding section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, except with respect to self-insured group health plans, nothing in this section shall prevent a State from establishing or continuing in effect an alternate method under State law for determining the appropriate compensation for services described in subsection (b), (e), or (f). (2) Additional application In the case of group health plans or health insurance coverage in the individual or group market offered in a State that has not enacted an alternate method described in paragraph (1), such as arbitration or a benchmark, or for services described in subsection (b), (e), or (f) that are not covered by such State's alternate method described in paragraph (1), the provisions of this section shall apply. (3) Self-insured plans Subsections (b), (e), and (f) shall apply to a self-insured group health plan that is not subject to State insurance regulation. . (b) Coverage under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Section 8904 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Any health benefits plan offered under this chapter shall be treated as a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage for purposes of subsections (e) through (g) of section 2719A of the Public Health Service Act ( 42