Public Law 99-272
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Public Law 99-272 is the formal designation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a major U.S. federal law best known for establishing COBRA health insurance continuation coverage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub. L. 99-272 | 1 |
| Public Law 99-272 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1620699 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 99-272 Context triple: [Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, publicLawNumber, Public Law 99-272]
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Public Law 99-410
Public Law 99-410 is the U.S. federal statute that established the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, guaranteeing absentee voting rights in federal elections for military personnel and citizens living abroad.
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Public Law 92-500
Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
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Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
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Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 99-272 Target entity description: Public Law 99-272 is the formal designation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a major U.S. federal law best known for establishing COBRA health insurance continuation coverage.
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A.
Public Law 99-410
Public Law 99-410 is the U.S. federal statute that established the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, guaranteeing absentee voting rights in federal elections for military personnel and citizens living abroad.
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B.
Public Law 92-500
Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
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C.
Public Law 96-95
Public Law 96-95 is the 1979 U.S. federal statute, known as the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, that safeguards archaeological resources on public and Indian lands.
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D.
Public Law 96-510
Public Law 96-510 is the formal designation of the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund), which governs the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and assigns liability for environmental contamination.
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E.
Public Law 99-433
Public Law 99-433 is the formal designation of the Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, a landmark U.S. law that overhauled the military command structure and strengthened joint operations among the armed services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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omnibus budget reconciliation act ⓘ |
| allows | qualified beneficiaries to continue group health coverage at their own expense ⓘ |
| amends |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
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Internal Revenue Code ⓘ
surface form:
Internal Revenue Code of 1954
Public Health Service Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo | employers with 20 or more employees ⓘ |
| authorizes | charging up to 102 percent of the applicable premium for COBRA coverage ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | creating COBRA health insurance continuation rights ⓘ |
| containsTitle | Title X – Continuation of Group Health Plan Coverage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| defines | qualifying events for continuation coverage ⓘ |
| effectOnEmployers | imposes notice and election requirements for continuation coverage ⓘ |
| effectOnIndividuals | provides temporary continuation of employer-sponsored health coverage ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 99th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | COBRA continuation coverage requirements ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasAcronym |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
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surface form:
COBRA
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| hasLegalCitation |
Public Law 99-272
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pub. L. 99-272
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeType | budget reconciliation act ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
federal budget reconciliation
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health insurance continuation coverage ⓘ |
| officialName | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ⓘ |
| popularName |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
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surface form:
COBRA law
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| presidentAtSigning | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| provides | minimum coverage periods for continuation coverage ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 99-272 ⓘ |
| qualifyingEventsInclude |
a dependent child ceasing to be a dependent under plan rules
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death of the covered employee ⓘ divorce or legal separation from the covered employee ⓘ reduction in hours of employment ⓘ termination of employment ⓘ |
| regulates | group health plans ⓘ |
| requires |
COBRA election notices to qualified beneficiaries
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continuation of group health coverage after qualifying events ⓘ employers to offer temporary continuation of health coverage ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| shortName |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
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surface form:
COBRA
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| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
federal budget
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health law ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1986 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 99-272 Description of subject: Public Law 99-272 is the formal designation of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, a major U.S. federal law best known for establishing COBRA health insurance continuation coverage.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pub. L. 99-272