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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3319 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3319

  To modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 2013

   Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Mulvaney) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
  Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
  To modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Equal Healthcare Access Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating chapters 89A and 89B as chapters 89B 
        and 89C, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after chapter 89 the following:

       ``CHAPTER 89A--HEALTH INSURANCE FOR NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

``Sec.
``8921. Definitions.
``8922. Health insurance program.
``8923. Contracting requirement.
``8924. Eligibility to enroll.
``8925. Exceptions to provisions incorporated by reference.
``8926. Coordination and application provisions.
``Sec. 8921. Definitions
    ``For purposes of this chapter--
            ``(1) any term used in this chapter which is defined in 
        section 8901 shall have the same meaning as is given such term 
        under such section; and
            ``(2) the term `Office' means the Office of Personnel 
        Management.
``Sec. 8922. Health insurance program
    ``(a) In General.--The Office shall administer a health insurance 
program for non-Federal employees in accordance with this chapter.
    ``(b) Regulations.--The Office shall prescribe regulations under 
which, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and to the maximum 
extent practicable, the provisions of chapter 89 shall be applied for 
purposes of carrying out this chapter.
``Sec. 8923. Contracting requirement
    ``The Office shall, not later than 9 months after the date of the 
enactment of the Equal Healthcare Access Act, enter into contracts with 
qualified carriers to make health benefits plans available under this 
chapter.
``Sec. 8924. Eligibility to enroll
    ``(a) In General.--Any qualified individual may enroll in a health 
benefits plan under this chapter.
    ``(b) Qualified Individual Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `qualified individual' means any individual other than an 
individual who is enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in a health 
benefits plan under chapter 89, including as a family member.
``Sec. 8925. Exceptions to provisions incorporated by reference
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            ``(1) subscription charges for a health benefits plan under 
        this chapter may differ between or among geographic regions; 
        and
            ``(2) an employer may, under arrangements satisfactory to 
        the Office--
                    ``(A) offer coverage under this chapter to its 
                employees; and
                    ``(B) make a contribution toward the cost of such 
                coverage.
``Sec. 8926. Coordination and application provisions
    ``(a) Coordination.--A health benefits plan under this chapter 
shall be deemed to be a health plan offered through an Exchange 
established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 119) for purposes of section 1312 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 18032).
    ``(b) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified individual 
        enrolled in a health benefits plan under this chapter--
                    ``(A) for purposes of section 36B of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986, such plan shall be treated as a 
                qualified health plan described in subsection (b)(2)(A) 
                thereof that was enrolled in through an Exchange 
                established by a State under section 1311 of the 
                Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and
                    ``(B) for purposes of section 1402 of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071), 
                such plan shall be treated as a qualified health plan 
                in the silver level of coverage in the individual 
                market offered through an Exchange.
            ``(2) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
        prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this 
        subsection.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of chapters for part III of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the item relating to chapter 89A, by striking 
        ``89A'' and inserting ``89B'';
            (2) in the item relating to chapter 89B, by striking 
        ``89B'' and inserting ``89C''; and
            (3) by inserting after the item relating to chapter 89 the 
        following:

``89A. Health Insurance for Non-Federal Employees...........    8921''.
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