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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5164

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 7 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Received

OCTOBER 8 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 12), 1994

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

AN ACT

To provide for the enrollment of individuals enrolled in a

health benefits plan administered by the Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision in the Federal Employees Health Benefits

Program.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘OCC and OTS Health

5 Benefits Continuation Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN FEHBP.

7 (a) PERIODS OF ENROLLMENT UNDER OCC OR OTS

8 HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS.—Any period of enrollment

9 under a health benefits plan administered by the Office
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1 of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift

2 Supervision prior to the termination of such plans on Jan3 uary 7, 1995, shall be deemed to be a period of enrollment

4 in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5,

5 United States Code.

6 (b) CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE.—(1) Any individ7 ual who, on January 7, 1995, is covered by a health bene8 fits plan administered by the Office of the Comptroller of

9 the Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision may, ef10 fective January 8, 1995, enroll in an approved health ben11 efits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a of title 5,

12 United States Code, either as an individual or for self and

13 family, if such individual is an employee, annuitant, or

14 former spouse as defined in section 8901 of such title 5.

15 (2) An individual who, as of January 7, 1995, is enti16 tled to continue coverage under a health benefits plan ad17 ministered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Cur18 rency or the Office of Thrift Supervision shall be deemed

19 to be entitled to continue coverage under section 8905a

20 of title 5, United States Code, for the same period that

21 would have been permitted under the plan administered

22 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the

23 Office of Thrift Supervision, and such individual may, ef24 fective January 8, 1995, enroll in an approved health ben-
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1 efits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a of such title

2 5 in accordance with section 8905a of such title.

3 (3) An individual who, on January 7, 1995, is covered

4 as an unmarried dependent child under a health benefits

5 plan administered by the Office of the Comptroller of the

6 Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision and who is

7 not a ‘‘member of family’’ as defined in section 8901(5)

8 of title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed to be enti9 tled to continue coverage under section 8905a of such title

10 5 as though the individual had, on January 7, 1995,

11 ceased to meet the requirements for being considered an

12 unmarried dependent child under chapter 89 of title 5,

13 and such individual may, effective January 8, 1995, enroll

14 in an approved health benefits plan described by section

15 8903 or 8903a of title 5 in accordance with section 8905a.

16 (c) TRANSFER TO EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS

17 FUND.—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

18 and the Office of Thrift Supervision shall transfer to the

19 Employees Health Benefits Fund established under sec20 tion 8909 of title 5, United States Code, amounts deter21 mined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage22 ment, after consultation with the Comptroller of the Cur23 rency and the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision,

24 to be necessary to reimburse the fund for the cost of pro25 viding benefits under this section not otherwise paid for
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1 by the individuals covered by this section. The amounts

2 so transferred shall be held in the fund and used by the

3 office in addition to amounts available under section

4 8906(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code.

5 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Man6 agement may prescribe regulations to implement this

7 section.

Passed the House of Representatives October 7,

1994.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.