the American Psychiatric Association. . (3) Standards for parity in reimbursement rates Section 712(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1185a(a) ), as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (10) Standards for parity in reimbursement rates (A) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Behavioral Health Network and Directory Improvement Act , the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regulations on a standard for parity in reimbursement rates for mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical and surgical benefits, based on a comparative analysis conducted by such Secretaries using data submitted by group health plans and health insurance issuers, provider associations, and other experts related to the cost of care delivery for mental health and substance use disorder benefits. (B) Requests for data Group health plans and health insurance issuers shall comply with any request for data issued by the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the Treasury for purposes of developing the standards under subparagraph (A), in a manner that avoids unnecessary duplication. (C) Effective date The regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group health insurance coverage beginning in the first plan year that begins after issuance of the final regulations. . (c) IRC (1) Network adequacy requirements Section 9812(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) Network adequacy requirements (A) In general The Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor shall issue regulations establishing national quantitative standards for mental health and substance use disorder network adequacy. Such standards shall consider— (i) the ratio of in-network mental health providers