Title I, SEC. 1432. SUNSET OF REQUIREMENT. (a) In General. Subject to subsection (d), the requirement of section 1431 shall only apply to health plans offered by a health alliance during the 5-year period beginning with the first year in which any regional alliance health plan is offered by the alliance. (b) Studies. In order to prepare recommendations under subsection (c), the Secretary shall conduct studies regarding essential community providers, including studies that assess (1) the definition of essential community provider, (2) the sufficiency of the funding levels for providers, for both covered and uncovered benefits under this Act, (3) the effects of contracting requirements relating to such providers on such providers, health plans, and enrollees, (4) the impact of the payment rules for such providers, and (5) the impact of national health reform on such providers. (c) Recommendations to Congress. The Secretary shall submit to Congress, by not later than March 1, 2001, specific recommendations respecting whether, and to what extent, section 1431 should continue to apply to some or all essential community providers. Such recommendations may include a description of the particular types of such providers and circumstances under which such section should continue to apply. (d) Congressional Consideration. (1) In general. Recommendations submitted under subsection (c) shall apply under this part (and may supersede the provisions of subsection (a)) unless a joint resolution (described in paragraph (2)) disapproving such recommendations is enacted, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3), before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which such recommendations were submitted. For purposes of applying the preceding sentence and paragraphs (2) and (3), the days on which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain shall be excluded in the computation of a period. (2) Joint resolution of disapproval. A joint resolution described in this paragraph means only a joint resolution which is introduced within the 10-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits recommendations under subsection (c) and (A) which does not have a preamble; (B) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: ``That Congress disapproves the recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning the continued application of certain essential community provider requirements under section 1431 of the Health Security Act, as submitted by the Secretary on G7XXXXXXX.'', the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date; and (C) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution disapproving recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services concerning the continued application of certain essential community provider requirements under section 1431 of the Health Security Act, as submitted by the Secretary on G7XXXXXXX.'', the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date. (3) Procedures for consideration of resolution of approval. Subject to paragraph (4), the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of a joint resolution described in paragraph (2) in the same manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described in section 2908(a) of such Act. (4) Special rules. For purposes of applying paragraph (3) with respect to such provisions (A) any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives shall be deemed a reference to an appropriate Committee of the House of Representatives (specified by the Speaker of the House of Representatives at the time of submission of recommendations under subsection (c)) and any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be deemed a reference to an appropriate Committee of the House of Representatives (specified by the Majority Leader of the Senate at the time of submission of recommendations under subsection (c)); and (B) any reference to the date on which the President transmits a report shall be deemed a reference to the date on which the Secretary submits recommendations under subsection (c).