15 military service leave of absence. If you have sufficient hours in previous work periods to continue eligibility for one or more months following the month you enter the Uniformed Services, you have the option of continuing your eligibility in the Plan under the Plan’s Continuation of Eligibility rules or freezing your eligibility as of the end of the month in which you enter the Uniformed Services or as of the date you enter the Uniformed Services if you enter on the first o f the month. If you freeze your eligibility you may reclaim this eligibility when you return to work for an Employer under the criteria set forth in USERRA. You must notify the Fund Office of which option you select. If you do not notify the Fund Office, y our eligibility will be automatically extended until it is exhausted. If you are covered under the Plan at the time your qualified military service leave of absence begins, your health coverage will be continued by the Fund during your first 30 calendar da ys of military service. If you are on qualified military leave for more than 30 calendar days, you will be permitted to continue benefits for yourself, or you may opt to freeze your eligibility (as set forth above). The Plan may require you to continued co verage, at your own expense, in premium amounts permitted under COBRA for up to 24 months. If you elect continuation of coverage under the USERRA, this coverage is available only to you , not your Spouse and/or Eligible Dependent Children. Coverage may be a vailable through the military for you, your Spouse, and your Eligible Dependent Children. In order to preserve your eligibility under the Plan, in accordance with USERRA, you must return to work or seek re - employment with an employer following a discharge , under not less than honorable conditions, within the minimum time period allowed. If you do not return to work in Covered Employment or seek re - employment in Covered Employment within the required time period, you will forfeit your continued eligibility rights. In order to ensure protection of your rights under the USERRA, you must notify the Fund Office as soon as you are called up for qualified military service and set forth the option you have elected to exercise. Your right to maintain and reinstate coverage by reason of qualified military service will be administered and interpreted by the Plan in accordance with the requirements of the USERRA. The contributions, if any, credited to you will be kept on the Plan’s records during the qualified military service leave of absence, and your coverage and coverage for your Spouse and your Eligible Dependent Children will be reinstated, provided you return to work in Covered Employment or seek re - employment with an employer within the time period protected und er the USERRA. If you are honorably discharged from the Uniformed Services, Plan coverage for you, your Spouse, and Eligible Dependent Child will be reinstated on the day you begin work with an Employer participating in the Plan, provided that you comply w ith the notice on return to work requirements of USERRA. These requirements and additional information on USERRA can be found at the Department of Labor website at: http://www.dol.gov/ve ts/programs/userra/userra_fs.htm . Extension of Coverage under COBRA Continuation Coverage (COBRA) The right to COBRA Continuation Coverage was created by a federal law, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). COBRA Continuation Coverage can become available to you when you otherwise lose your group health coverage. It also can become available to your Spouse and Eligible Dependent Child who are covered under the Plan at the time they would otherwise lose their coverage. This con tinuation of coverage under the Plan is a temporary extension of coverage, with a period of coverage that is determined by the type of event (qualifying event) that would otherwise trigger your loss of coverage (or loss of coverage for your Spouse and/or E ligible Dependent Child). This continuation of coverage is provided in addition to the Plan P rovided Continuation of Coverage Benefit noted on the next page . To be enrolled in the Plan under COBRA Continuation Coverage, you, your Spouse or Eligible Depende nt Child must elect to continue coverage, complete the election form, and submit the completed form to the Fund Office within the applicable time period. In addition, the monthly premiums must be paid on a timely basis and sent directly to the Fund Office. See Section on COBRA Continuation Coverage below for more details on this benefit.