1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act . 2. Continuation of coverage under a group health plan during a lock-out or a lawful strike (a) Lock-Out Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) to terminate or alter the coverage of an employee under a group health plan during the period that such employer is taking action to lock-out, suspend, or otherwise withhold employment from the employee in order to influence the position of such employee or the representative of such employee in collective bargaining prior to a strike; and . (b) Strike Section 8(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a) ), as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (7) to terminate or alter the coverage of an employee under a group health plan during the period that such employee is engaged in a lawful strike. . (c) Definition of group health plan Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (15) The term group health plan has the meaning given the term under section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1167(1) ). . 3. Penalties Section 12 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 162 ) is amended— (1) by striking Sec. 12. Any person and inserting the following: 12. Penalties (a) Violations for interference with the board Any person