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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5164

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 4, 1994

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

A BILL

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’’.
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1 SEC. 2. ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN FEHBP.

2 (a) PERIODS OF ENROLLMENT UNDER OCC OR OTS

3 HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS.—Any period of enrollment

4 under a health benefits plan administered by the Office

5 of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift

6 Supervision prior to the termination of such plans on Jan7 uary 7, 1995, shall be deemed to be a period of enrollment

8 in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, Unit9 ed States Code.

10 (b) CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE.—(1) Any individ11 ual who, on January 7, 1995, is covered by a health bene12 fits plan administered by the Office of the Comptroller of

13 the Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision may, ef14 fective January 8, 1995, enroll in an approved health ben15 efits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a of title 5,

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

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

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

19 (2) An individual who, as of January 7, 1995, is enti20 tled to continue coverage under a health benefits plan ad21 ministered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Cur22 rency or the Office of Thrift Supervision shall be deemed

23 to be entitled to continue coverage under section 8905a

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

25 would have been permitted under the plan administered

26 by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the
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1 Office of Thrift Supervision, and such individual may, ef2 fective January 8, 1995, enroll in an approved health ben3 efits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a of such title

4 5 in accordance with section 8905a of such title.

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

6 as an unmarried dependent child under a health benefits

7 plan administered by the Office of the Comptroller of the

8 Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision and who is

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

10 of title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed to be enti11 tled to continue coverage under section 8905a of such title

12 5 as though the individual had, on January 7, 1995,

13 ceased to meet the requirements for being considered an

14 unmarried dependent child under chapter 89 of title 5,

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

16 in an approved health benefits plan described by section

17 8903 or 8903a of title 5 in accordance with section 8905a.

18 (c) TRANSFER TO EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS

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

20 and the Office of Thrift Supervision shall transfer to the

21 Employees Health Benefits Fund established under sec22 tion 8909 of title 5, United States Code, amounts deter23 mined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage24 ment, after consultation with the Comptroller of the Cur25 rency and the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision,
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1 to be necessary to reimburse the fund for the cost of pro2 viding benefits under this section not otherwise paid for

3 by the individuals covered by this section. The amounts

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

5 office in addition to amounts available under section

6 8906(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code.

7 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Man8 agement may prescribe regulations to implement this

9 section.

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