On December 19, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010. Included in the new law:
- An unemployment insurance extension;
- A six month extension in the maximum COBRA premium subsidy period (from 9 months to 15 months);
- An extension in the eligibility for the subsidy for two months to job losses before Mar. 1, 2009, and
- Transition period relief plus new notification requirements for health plan administrators.

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