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Calendar No. 801 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2409 

[Report No. 108–410] 

To provide for continued health benefits coverage for certain Federal 

employees, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 11, 2004 

Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself, Mr. AKAKA, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. LIEBERMAN, and 

Mr. DURBIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Govermental Affairs 

NOVEMBER 16, 2004 

Reported by Ms. COLLINS, with an amendment 

[Insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide for continued health benefits coverage for certain 

Federal employees, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH 

2 BENEFIT PREMIUMS. 

3 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE BENEFIT COV4 ERAGE.—Section 8905a of title 5, United States Code is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

7 (1) or (2) of’’; 

8 (2) in subsection (b)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

10 at the end; 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the 

12 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) any employee who— 

15 ‘‘(A) is enrolled in a health benefits plan 

16 under this chapter; 

17 ‘‘(B) is a member of a Reserve component 

18 of the armed forces; 

19 ‘‘(C) is called or ordered to active duty in 

20 support of a contingency operation (as defined 

21 in section 101(a)(13) of title 10); 

22 ‘‘(D) is placed on leave without pay or sep23 arated from service to perform active duty; and 

24 ‘‘(E) serves on active duty for a period of 

25 more than 30 consecutive days.’’; and 

26 (3) in subsection (e)(1)— 
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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

2 at the end; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) in the case of an employee described 

7 in subsection (b)(3), the date which is 24 

8 months after the employee is placed on leave 

9 without pay or separated from service to per10 form active duty.’’. 

11 (b) AUTHORITY FOR AGENCIES TO PAY PRE12 MIUMS.—Subparagraph (C) of section 8906(e)(3) of such 

13 title is amended by striking ‘‘18 months’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘24 months’’. 

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 this section shall take effect on March 1, 2003. 

17 SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE 

18 PREMIUMS. 

19 Section 8706 of title 5, United States Code, is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘A’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (h), a’’; and 

23 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(h)(1) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply to 

25 an employee described under paragraph (2), except that the 
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1 Office of Personnel Management shall apply a 24-month pe2 riod instead of a 12-month period. 

3 ‘‘(2) An employee referred to under paragraph (1) is 

4 an employee who is— 

5 ‘‘(A) covered by an insurance policy under this 

6 chapter; 

7 ‘‘(B) a member of a Reserve component of the 

8 armed forces; 

9 ‘‘(C) mobilized to active duty in accordance with 

10 section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10; 

11 ‘‘(D) placed on leave without pay or separated 

12 from service to perform active duty; and 

13 ‘‘(E) serves on active duty for a period of more 

14 than 30 consecutive days.’’. 

Calendar No. 801 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2409 

[Report No. 108–410] 

A BILL 

To provide for continued health benefits coverage 

poses. for certain Federal employees, and for other purNOVEMBER 16, 2004 

Reported with an amendment