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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2004 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to continue supplemental dental and 

vision benefits and long-term care insurance coverage for Federal employees affected by a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 1, 2019 

Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MEADOWS, Ms. CLARK of 

Massachusetts, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. TAYLOR) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to continue supplemental dental and vision benefits and long-term care 

insurance coverage for Federal employees affected by 

a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Ensuring FEDVIP 

5 and FLTCIP Coverage During Shutdowns Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CONTINUING SUPPLEMENTAL DENTAL AND VISION 

2 BENEFITS AND LONG-TERM CARE INSUR3 ANCE COVERAGE DURING A GOVERNMENT 

4 SHUTDOWN. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title 5, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in section 8956, by adding at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(d) Coverage under a dental benefits plan under this 

10 chapter for any employee enrolled in such a plan and who, 

11 as a result of a lapse in appropriations, is furloughed or 

12 excepted from furlough and working without pay shall 

13 continue during such lapse and may not be cancelled as 

14 a result of nonpayment of premiums or other periodic 

15 charges due to such lapse.’’; 

16 (2) in section 8986, by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(d) Coverage under a vision benefits plan under this 

19 chapter for any employee enrolled in such a plan and who, 

20 as a result of a lapse in appropriations, is furloughed or 

21 excepted from furlough and working without pay shall 

22 continue during such lapse and may not be cancelled as 

23 a result of nonpayment of premiums or other periodic 

24 charges due to such lapse.’’; and 

25 (3) in section 9003, by adding at the end the 

26 following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.—Cov2 erage under a master contract under this chapter for long3 term care insurance for an employee or member of the 

4 uniformed services enrolled under such contract and who, 

5 due to a lapse in appropriations, is furloughed or excepted 

6 from furlough and working without pay shall continue 

7 during such lapse and may not be cancelled as a result 

8 of nonpayment of premiums or other periodic charges due 

9 to such lapse.’’. 

10 (b) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 

11 Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations under 

12 which premiums for supplemental dental, supplemental vi13 sion, or long-term care insurance under chapter 89A, 89B, 

14 or 90 (respectively) of title 5, United States Code, (as 

15 amended by subsection (a)) that are unpaid by an em16 ployee or member of the uniformed services (as the case 

17 may be), as a result of that employee or member being 

18 furloughed or excepted from furlough and working without 

19 pay as a result of a lapse in appropriations, are paid to 

20 the applicable carrier from back pay made available to the 

21 employee or member as soon as practicable upon the end 

22 of such lapse. 

23 (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub24 section (a) shall apply to any contract for supplemental 

25 dental, supplemental vision, or long-term care insurance 


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1 under chapter 89A, 89B, or 90 (respectively) of title 5, 

2 United States Code, entered into before, on, or after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act. 

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