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))..