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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2751 Introduced in House (IH)]

104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2751

   To provide temporary authority for the payment of retirement and 
 separation incentives, to provide reemployment assistance to Federal 
 employees who are separated as a result of workforce reductions, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 1995

 Mr. Wolf (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, 
and Mr. Hoyer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
   To provide temporary authority for the payment of retirement and 
 separation incentives, to provide reemployment assistance to Federal 
 employees who are separated as a result of workforce reductions, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee 
Separation Incentive and Reemployment Assistance Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Definitions.
Sec. 102. Conditions for receiving an incentive payment under this Act.
Sec. 103. Regulations.
Sec. 104. Incentive payments for employees of the judicial branch.
Sec. 105. Funds for certain interagency groups.
               TITLE II--VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES

Sec. 201. Incentive payments for employees eligible for immediate 
                            retirement.
Sec. 202. Payments and other incentives for employees who are not 
                            eligible for immediate retirement.
Sec. 203. Effect of subsequent employment with the Government and 
                            employee backfill prevention.
              TITLE III--REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Sec. 301. Priority placement programs for Federal employees affected by 
                            a reduction in force.
Sec. 302. Non-Federal employment incentives.
Sec. 303. Job placement and counseling services.
                    TITLE IV--EXTENSION OF BENEFITS

Sec. 401. Life insurance.
Sec. 402. Health insurance.

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, for purposes of this 
Act--
            (1) the term ``agency'' means an Executive agency within 
        the meaning of section 105 of title 5, United States Code, 
        excluding the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence 
        Agency, and the General Accounting Office;
            (2) the term ``employee'' means an employee within the 
        meaning of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, who--
                    (A) is employed by an agency;
                    (B) is serving under an appointment without time 
                limitation; and
                    (C) has been currently employed for a continuous 
                period of at least 12 months;
        such term includes an individual so employed by a county 
        committee established under section 8(b) of the Soil 
        Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)), 
        but does not include--
                    (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of 
                chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
                Code, or another retirement system for employees of the 
                Government;
                    (ii) an employee having a disability on the basis 
                of which such employee is or would be eligible for 
                disability retirement under the applicable retirement 
                system referred to in clause (i); or
                    (iii) an employee who, upon completing an 
                additional period of service (as referred to in section 
                3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring 
                Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-226; 5 U.S.C. 5597 note)), 
                would qualify for a voluntary separation incentive 
                payment under section 3 of such Act; and
            (3) the term ``incentive payment under this Act'' means an 
        incentive payment under section 201, 202, or 302.

SEC. 102. CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING AN INCENTIVE PAYMENT UNDER THIS ACT.

    An incentive payment under this Act--
            (1) may not be paid except to the extent necessary in 
        order--
                    (A) to avoid or minimize the need for involuntary 
                separations due to a reduction in force, 
                reorganization, transfer of function, or other similar 
                action; or
                    (B) otherwise to reduce the size of the Federal 
                workforce;
            (2) may not be paid based on a separation from service 
        occurring after September 30, 1999; and
            (3) shall be paid from the appropriation or fund available 
        for the payment of the basic pay of the employee to whom the 
        payment is payable.

SEC. 103. REGULATIONS.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, any regulations 
necessary to carry out this Act may be prescribed by the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management.

SEC. 104. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH.

    The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts may, by regulations consistent with applicable provisions of 
this Act, make incentive payments under this Act available with respect 
to individuals serving in the judicial branch.

SEC. 105. FUNDS FOR CERTAIN INTERAGENCY GROUPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 613 of the Treasury, Postal Service, and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-52), shall 
not apply with respect to the interagency financing of any boards, 
commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups, to the extent 
established (or assigned duties) to carry out--
            (1) title III or any amendment made by that title;
            (2) the memorandum of the President relating to ``Career 
        Transition Assistance for Federal Employees'', dated September 
        12, 1995; or
            (3) any other law, regulation, directive, or other 
        authority identified by the President, in writing, as having 
        purposes similar to those of--
                    (A) title III or any amendment made by that title; 
                or
                    (B) the memorandum referred to in paragraph (2).
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
considered to exempt an interagency group from section 1346(b) of title 
31, United States Code.

               TITLE II--VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES

SEC. 201. INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE 
              RETIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to section 102 and succeeding provisions 
of this section, a voluntary separation incentive payment under this 
section may be paid by an agency to any employee who, at the time of 
separation from the service--
            (1) is subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 
        84 of title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) meets the age and service requirements for an immediate 
        annuity thereunder.
    (b) Payment Amount.--A payment under this section shall be equal to 
the lesser of--
            (1) the amount the employee would be entitled to receive 
        under section 5595(c) of title 5, United States Code, if the 
        employee were entitled to payment under such section; or
            (2)(A) $25,000 if the employee separates on or after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act and not later than September 
        30, 1997;
            (B) $20,000 if the employee separates after the deadline 
        under subparagraph (A) and not later than September 30, 1998; 
        or
            (C) $15,000 if the employee separates after the deadline 
        under subparagraph (B) and not later than September 30, 1999.
    (c) Payment Conditions.--A payment under this section--
            (1) shall be payable in a lump sum after the employee's 
        separation;
            (2) shall not be made to any employee who separates in any 
        fiscal year after December 31st of such year, unless the head 
        of the agency determines in writing that such payment would 
        still be cost effective or otherwise further the agency's 
        mission;
            (3) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
        included in the computation, of any other type of Government 
        benefit; and
            (4) shall not be taken into account in determining the 
        amount of any severance pay to which the employee may be 
        entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, 
        based on any other separation.
    (d) Additional Agency Contribution to the Retirement Fund.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to any other payments which it 
        is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 
        5, United States Code, an agency shall remit to the Office of 
        Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United 
        States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and 
        Disability Fund an amount equal to 9 percent of the final basic 
        pay of each employee of the agency--
                    (A) who, on or after the date of the enactment of 
                this Act and before October 1, 1999, retires under 
                section 8336(d)(2) of such title; and
                    (B) to whom a payment under this section has been 
                or is to be paid by such agency based on that 
                retirement.
            (2) Definition.--For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term 
        ``final basic pay'', with respect to an employee, means the 
        total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of 
        service by such employee, computed using the employee's final 
        rate of basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-
        time basis, with appropriate adjustment therefor.

SEC. 202. PAYMENTS AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE NOT 
              ELIGIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subject to section 102 and succeeding provisions 
of this section, payments and other incentives under this section may 
be provided by an agency to any employee who, at the time of separation 
from the service--
            (1) is subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 
        84 of title 5, United States Code; but
            (2) does not meet the age and service requirements for an 
        immediate annuity thereunder.
    (b) Temporary Periodic Payments.--
            (1) In general.--An agency may, in the case of an employee 
        who is eligible for incentives under this section, make 
        periodic payments to such employee under this section after 
        such employee's separation from the service, subject to 
        subsection (e).
            (2) Amount; frequency; termination.--Payments under this 
        subsection--
                    (A) shall be at the rate of basic pay received 
                immediately before separation;
                    (B) shall be paid at regular intervals 
                corresponding to the pay periods last applicable before 
                separation; and
                    (C) shall terminate upon the earlier of--
                            (i) the date on which the employee begins 
                        new employment; or
                            (ii) the end of the 6-month period 
                        beginning on the date of separation.
            (3) Premium pay.--For the purpose of this subsection, 
        ``basic pay'' includes premium pay under section 5545(c)(1) of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Continuation of Insurance Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--An employee who is eligible for incentives 
        under this section may elect, for as long as the employee 
        remains eligible for payments under subsection (b), to continue 
        life insurance coverage under chapter 87 of title 5, United 
        States Code, if insured under such chapter immediately before 
        separation.
            (2) Terms.--Any coverage under this subsection shall be 
        under the same terms and conditions as would apply if 
        separation had not occurred, except that the former employee 
        shall be responsible for paying both the individual and the 
        Government contributions.
            (3) Deductions.--Any amounts required under paragraph (2) 
        shall be withheld from payments under subsection (b) and shall 
        be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit 
        of the Employees' Life Insurance Fund under section 8714 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Reemployment Incentives.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to the payments provided for 
        in subsection (b), an employee who is eligible for incentives 
        under this section shall, if such employee obtains employment 
        (other than employment with the Government of the United 
        States, including under a personal service contract) within 6 
        months after such employee's separation, be eligible for a 
        reemployment incentive payment under this subsection. Such 
        payment shall be equal to--
                    (A) the amount the employee would be entitled to 
                receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, United States 
                Code, if the employee were entitled to payment under 
                such section, multiplied by
                    (B) the applicable percentage under paragraph (2).
            (2) Applicable percentage.--The applicable percentage under 
        this paragraph shall be determined as follows:

If the new employment                                                  
  commences during the                                                 
  following month (of the 6-                                           
  month period referred to in                 The applicable percentage
  subsection (b)(2)):                          under this paragraph is:

        The first or second month..............................    100 
        The third month........................................     80 
        The fourth month.......................................     60 
        The fifth month........................................     40 
        The sixth month........................................     20.

    (e) Status of Payments and Periods Covered by Payments.--
            (1) Status of payments.--A payment under this section--
                    (A) shall not be considered to constitute basic 
                pay;
                    (B) shall not be a basis for payment, and may not 
                be included in the computation, of any other type of 
                benefit from the United States Government; and
                    (C) shall not be taken into account in determining 
                the amount of any severance pay to which an employee 
                may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United 
                States Code, based on any other separation.
            (2) Periods covered by payments.--A period covered by a 
        payment under this section shall not be considered a period of 
        service with or employment by the Government of the United 
        States. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an individual 
        shall be ineligible to receive unemployment compensation for 
        any period for which such individual is eligible to receive any 
        payment under this section.
    (f) Condition for Receiving Any Benefits Under This Section.--
            (1) Agreement.--Before receiving any payment or other 
        benefit under this section, an employee must enter into a 
        written agreement under which the employee shall agree to give 
        prompt written notice of any employment (for compensation) 
        obtained by the employee within the 6-month period referred to 
        in subsection (b)(2).
            (2) Repayment.--Under the agreement, if the employee fails 
        to give any notice required under such agreement, a sum equal 
        to all payments made to such employee under this section shall 
        be recoverable by the Government from the employee (or such 
        employee's estate, if applicable) by--
                    (A) setoff against accrued pay, compensation, 
                amount of retirement credit, or another amount due the 
                employee from the Government; and
                    (B) such other method as is provided by law for the 
                recovery of amounts owing to the Government.
        The head of the agency concerned may waive, in whole or in 
        part, a right of recovery under this subsection, if it is shown 
        that recovery would be against equity and good conscience or 
        against the public interest.
            (3) Disposition of any amount recovered.--Any amount repaid 
        by, or recovered from, an individual (or an estate) under this 
        subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account from 
        which the amount involved was originally paid. Any amount so 
        credited shall be merged with other sums in such account and 
        shall be available for the same purposes and period, and 
        subject to the same limitations (if any), as the sums with 
        which merged.
    (g) Limitation.--An individual who becomes eligible for any 
payments or other benefit under this section as a result of a 
separation from service may not again become so eligible based on any 
subsequent separation.

SEC. 203. EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND 
              EMPLOYEE BACKFILL PREVENTION.

    (a) In General.--An employee who has received any payment under 
section 201 or 202 and accepts employment with the Government of the 
United States within 5 years after the date of the separation on which 
the payment is based shall be required to repay the entire amount of 
the payment to the agency that made such payment.
    (b) Waiver Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The appropriate authority under paragraph 
        (2) may waive the repayment if the individual so accepting any 
        such employment possesses unique abilities and is the only 
        qualified applicant available for the position.
            (2) Appropriate authority.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the appropriate authority is--
                    (A) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
                Management, if the employment is with an Executive 
                agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, United 
                States Code), subject to paragraph (3);
                    (B) the head of the employing entity, if the 
                employment is with the legislative branch; and
                    (C) the Director of the Administrative Office of 
                the United States Courts, if the employment is with the 
                judicial branch.
            (3) Requirement specific to executive agencies.--If the 
        employment is with an Executive agency (as so defined), waiver 
        authority under this subsection may be exercised only upon the 
        request of the head of the agency.
            (4) No double repayment.--In no event shall any individual 
        who receives any amounts under section 202 be required, by 
        reason of repayment obligations arising under the preceding 
        provisions of this section and those of section 202(f), 
        respectively, with respect to the same amount, to repay more 
        than the amounts so received by such individual.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of subsection (a) (but not subsection 
(b)), the term ``employment'' includes employment under a personal 
services contract with the Government of the United States.
    (d) Employee Backfill Prevention.--Paragraph (1) of section 5(f) of 
the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-226; 5 
U.S.C. 3101 note) is amended by inserting ``of this Act or section 201 
or 202 of the Federal Employee Separation Incentive and Reemployment 
Assistance Act'' after ``section 3(a)-(e)''.

              TITLE III--REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. PRIORITY PLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY 
              A REDUCTION IN FORCE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3329b. Priority placement programs for employees affected by a 
              reduction in force
    ``(a) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Office of Personnel Management shall establish a 
Governmentwide priority placement program, and each agency shall 
establish an agencywide priority placement program, to facilitate 
employment placement for employees who--
            ``(1) are scheduled to be separated from service due to a 
        reduction in force under--
                    ``(A) regulations prescribed under section 3502; or
                    ``(B) procedures established under section 3595; or
            ``(2) are separated from service due to such a reduction in 
        force.
    ``(b)(1) Each agencywide priority placement program shall include 
provisions under which a vacant position shall not (except as provided 
in this subsection) be filled by the appointment or transfer of any 
individual from outside of that agency (other than an individual 
described in paragraph (2)) if--
            ``(A) there is then available any individual described in 
        paragraph (2) who is qualified for the position; and
            ``(B) the position--
                    ``(i) is at the same grade (or pay level) or not 
                more than 1 grade (or pay level) below that of the 
                position last held by such individual before placement 
                in the new position; and
                    ``(ii) is within the same commuting area as the 
                individual's last-held position (as referred to in 
                clause (i)) or residence.
    ``(2) For purposes of an agencywide priority placement program, an 
individual shall be considered to be described in this paragraph if 
such individual is--
            ``(A) an employee of such agency who is scheduled to be 
        separated, as described in subsection (a)(1); or
            ``(B) an individual who became a former employee of such 
        agency as a result of a separation, as described in subsection 
        (a)(2).
    ``(c)(1) The Governmentwide priority placement program shall be 
conducted in coordination with the various agencywide priority 
placement programs, and shall include provisions under which a vacant 
position in an agency which cannot be filled through such agency's 
priority placement program shall not (except as provided in this 
subsection) be filled by the appointment or transfer of any individual 
from outside of that agency if--
            ``(A) there is then available any individual described in 
        paragraph (2) who is qualified for the position; and
            ``(B) with respect to such individual, the position 
        satisfies the criteria set forth in subparagraph (B) of 
        subsection (b)(1).
    ``(2) An individual shall be considered to be described in this 
paragraph if such individual is--
            ``(A) an employee of an agency who is scheduled to be 
        separated, as described in subsection (a)(1); or
            ``(B) an individual who became a former employee of an 
        agency as a result of a separation, as described in subsection 
        (a)(2).
    ``(d)(1) The Governmentwide priority placement program shall not 
affect the priority of placement of individuals under any agencywide 
priority placement program.
    ``(2) Nothing in this section shall affect any priority placement 
program of the Department of Defense which is in operation as of the 
date of the enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by redesignating the second section which is 
designated as section 3329 as section 3329a.
    (2) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the second section 
which is designated as section 3329 and inserting the following:

``3329a.    Government-wide list of vacant positions.
``3329b.    Priority placement programs for employees affected by a 
                            reduction in force.''.

SEC. 302. NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES.

    (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``eligible employee'' means an employee who is 
        voluntarily or involuntarily separated from the service, except 
        by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency; 
        however, such term does not include an employee who, at the 
        time of separation, meets the age and service requirements for 
        an immediate annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
        chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, other than under 
        section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of such title; and
            (2) the term ``non-Federal employer'' means an employer 
        that is neither an Executive agency within the meaning of 
        section 105 of title 5, United States Code, nor within the 
        legislative or judicial branch of the Government.
    (b) Authority.--The head of an agency may pay retraining and 
relocation incentives in accordance with this section in order to 
facilitate the reemployment of eligible employees who are separated 
from the agency.
    (c) Retraining Incentive.--
            (1) Agreement.--The head of an agency may enter into an 
        agreement with a non-Federal employer under which the non-
        Federal employer agrees--
                    (A) to employ an individual referred to in 
                subsection (b) for at least 12 months for a salary 
                which is mutually agreeable to the employer and such 
                individual; and
                    (B) to certify to the head of the agency any costs 
                incurred by the employer for any necessary training 
                provided to such individual in connection with the 
employment by such employer.
            (2) Payment of retraining incentive.--The head of the 
        agency shall pay a retraining incentive to the non-Federal 
        employer upon the employee's completion of 12 months of 
        continuous employment by that employer. Subject to subsection 
        (e), the head of the agency shall prescribe the amount of the 
        incentive.
            (3) Proration rule.--The head of the agency shall pay a 
        prorated amount of the full retraining incentive to the non-
        Federal employer for an employee who does not remain employed 
        by the non-Federal employer for at least 12 months, but only if 
        the employee remains so employed for at least 6 months.
            (4) Limitation.--In no event may the amount of the 
        retraining incentive paid for the training of any individual 
        exceed the amount certified for such individual under paragraph 
        (1).
    (d) Relocation Incentive.--The head of an agency may pay a 
relocation incentive to an eligible employee if it is necessary for the 
employee to relocate in order to commence employment with a non-Federal 
employer. Subject to subsection (e), the amount of the incentive shall 
not exceed the amount that would be payable for travel, transportation, 
and subsistence expenses under subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, including any reimbursement authorized under 
section 5724b of such title, to a Federal employee who transfers 
between the same locations as the individual to whom the incentive is 
payable.
    (e) Limitation.--The amount of retraining and relocation incentives 
that may be paid to any individual may not exceed $20,000.
    (f) Duration.--No incentive may be paid for training or relocation 
commencing after June 30, 2000.

SEC. 303. JOB PLACEMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES.

    (a) Authority for Services.--The head of an agency may establish a 
program to provide job placement and counseling services to current and 
former employees and their families.
    (b) Types of Services Authorized.--A program established under this 
section may include such services as--
            (1) career and personal counseling;
            (2) training in job search skills; and
            (3) job placement assistance, including assistance provided 
        through cooperative arrangements with State and local 
        employment service offices.
    (c) Eligibility for Services.--Services authorized by this section 
may be provided to--
            (1) current employees of the agency or any other agency;
            (2) employees of the agency or any other agency who have 
        been separated for less than 1 year, if the separation was not 
        a removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency; 
        and
            (3) any spouse or dependent child of an employee referred 
        to in paragraph (1) or (2).
    (d) Reimbursement for Costs.--The costs of services provided to 
current or former employees of another agency, or to any of their 
family members, shall be reimbursed by that agency.

                    TITLE IV--EXTENSION OF BENEFITS

SEC. 401. LIFE INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 8706 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) 
through (g), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following:
    ``(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), any employee who, on 
or after the date of the enactment of the Federal Employee Separation 
Incentive and Reemployment Assistance Act, and before October 1, 1999--
            ``(1) is separated involuntarily, except by removal for 
        cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, or
            ``(2) retires on an immediate annuity under subchapter III 
        of chapter 83 or subchapter II of chapter 84, but does not 
        satisfy the requirements of subsection (b)(1),
and who is insured on the date of separation or retirement, may, within 
60 days after such date, elect to continue such employee's insurance 
and arrange to pay currently into the Employees' Life Insurance Fund 
both employee and agency contributions in accordance with procedures 
prescribed by the Office. If the employee does not so elect, such 
employee's insurance will terminate as provided by subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8706(g) of title 5, United 
States Code, as so redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by 
striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)''.

SEC. 402. HEALTH INSURANCE.

    Section 8905(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``. The Office shall waive the 
requirements of this subsection in the case of an individual who fails 
to satisfy such requirements if such individual--
            ``(A) retires on or after the date of the enactment of the 
        Federal Employee Separation Incentive and Reemployment 
        Assistance Act, and before October 1, 1999, on an immediate 
        annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 or subchapter II of 
        chapter 84; and
            ``(B) is enrolled in a health benefits plan under this 
        chapter as an employee immediately before retirement.''.
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