domestic partner) was married to (or in a domestic part-
nership with) the individual on whose service the survivor 
annuity is based for at least 30 years. 
‘‘(2) A remarriage (or entry into a subsequent domestic 
partnership) described in paragraph (1) shall not be taken 
into account for purposes of section 8419(b)(1)(B) or any 
other provision of this chapter which the Director may by 
regulation identify in order to carry out the purposes of 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 84 is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 8445 and inserting the following: 
‘‘8445. Rights of a former spouse or former domestic partner.’’. 
SEC. 316. AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MAN-
AGEMENT. 
Section 8461(j)(1)(D) is amended by striking ‘‘such 
employees, their spouses, their former spouses, and their 
survivors’’ and inserting ‘‘such employees and their spouses, 
domestic partners, former spouses, former domestic part-
ners, and survivors’’. 
SEC. 317. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. 
Section 8462(c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘survivor 
(other than a widow or widower whose annuity is 
computed under section 8442(g) or a child under sec-
tion 8443)’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘survivor, 
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other than a widow or widower (or surviving part-
ner) whose annuity is computed under section 
8442(g) or a child under section 8443,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4) (in the matter before sub-
paragraph (A)), by inserting ‘‘(or surviving partner)’’ 
after ‘‘widow or widower’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘(or 
surviving partner’s)’’ after ‘‘widow’s or widower’s’’. 
SEC. 318. FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES; LIABILITY AND 
PENALTIES. 
Section 8477(a)(4)(F) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(F) a spouse (or domestic partner), sibling, 
ancestor, lineal descendant, or spouse (or domes-
tic partner) of a lineal descendant of a person 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (D);’’. 
TITLE IV—INSURANCE BENEFITS 
SEC. 401. LIFE INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 87 is amended— 
(1) in section 8701(d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
domestic partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In the case of an individual whose domestic part-
ner has a child by a previous marriage, domestic partner-
ship (as defined under regulations of the Office of Personnel 
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Management), or otherwise, such child shall, unless adopted 
by such individual, be treated as a stepchild of such indi-
vidual.’’; 
(2) in section 8705(a), by inserting ‘‘or sur-
viving domestic partner’’ after ‘‘widow or widower’’; 
and 
(3) in section 8714c(b)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘spouse;’’ and inserting ‘‘spouse or domestic part-
ner;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to calendar years beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. HEALTH INSURANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8901 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5) (in the matter before sub-
paragraph (A)), by inserting ‘‘or domestic partner’’ 
after ‘‘the spouse’’; 
(2) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking ‘‘or former 
spouses,’’ and inserting ‘‘former spouses, or former do-
mestic partners,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(10), by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph 
(12), and by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(11) ‘former domestic partner’ means a domes-
tic partner— 
‘‘(A) whose domestic partnership with an 
employee, former employee, or annuitant has ter-
minated, 
‘‘(B) who has not entered into another do-
mestic partnership before age 55 after the domes-
tic partnership to the employee, former employee, 
or annuitant was terminated, 
‘‘(C) who was enrolled in an approved 
health benefits plan under this chapter as a fam-
ily member at any time during the 18-month pe-
riod before the date of the termination of the do-
mestic partnership to the employee, former em-
ployee, or annuitant, and 
‘‘(D)(i) who is receiving any portion of a 
survivor annuity under section 8341(h) or 8445 
(or benefits similar to either of the aforemen-
tioned annuity benefits under a retirement sys-
tem for Government employees other than the 
Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal 
Employees’ Retirement System), 
‘‘(ii) for whom an election has been made 
under section 8339(j)(3) or 8417(b) (or similar 
provision of law), or 
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‘‘(iii) who is otherwise entitled to an annu-
ity or any portion of an annuity as a former do-
mestic partner under a retirement system for 
Government employees, 
except that such term shall not include any such 
former domestic partner, who has not entered into an-
other domestic partnership, of a former employee 
whose domestic partnership was terminated after the 
former employee’s separation from the service (other 
than by retirement); and’’; and 
(4) by adding after paragraph (12) (as so redes-
ignated by paragraph (3)), as a flush left sentence, 
the following: 
‘‘For purposes of paragraph (5), in the case of an employee 
or annuitant whose domestic partner has a child by a pre-
vious marriage, domestic partnership (as defined under reg-
ulations of the Office of Personnel Management), or other-
wise, such child shall, unless adopted by such individual, 
be treated as a stepchild of such individual.’’. 
(b) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY.—Section 8902 is 
amended in subsections (g), (j), and (k)(1), by inserting 
‘‘former domestic partner,’’ after ‘‘former spouse,’’ each 
place it appears. 
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(c) DEBARMENT
AND OTHER SANCTIONS.—Section 
8902a(a)(1)(B) is amended by striking ‘‘or former spouse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘former spouse, or former domestic partner’’. 
(d) HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS.—Section 8903(1) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘former domestic partners,’’ 
after ‘‘former spouses,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘former domestic partner,’’ after 
‘‘former spouse,’’. 
(e) ELECTION OF COVERAGE.—Section 8905 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) The Office shall prescribe regulations to ensure 
that, in the administration of this subsection, parity of 
treatment is afforded— 
‘‘(A) to former spouses and former domestic 
partners; and 
‘‘(B) to the children of a marriage that has been 
dissolved and the children of a domestic partnership 
that has been terminated.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or domestic partner’’ after 
‘‘has a spouse’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘either spouse,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘either spouse or domestic partner,’’; and 
(3) in subsections (f) and (g), by inserting 
‘‘former domestic partner,’’ after ‘‘former spouse,’’ 
each place it appears. 
(f) CONTINUED COVERAGE.—Section 8905a is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) The Office shall prescribe regulations to ensure 
that, in the administration of this section, parity of treat-
ment is afforded— 
‘‘(1) to former spouses and former domestic part-
ners; and 
‘‘(2) to the children of a marriage that has been 
dissolved and the children of a domestic partnership 
that has been terminated.’’. 
(g) COVERAGE OF RESTORED EMPLOYEES AND SUR-
VIVOR OR DISABILITY ANNUITANTS.—Section 8908(b) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or surviving domestic partner’’ 
after ‘‘surviving spouse’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or a subsequent domestic part-
nership’’ after ‘‘because of remarriage’’. 
(h) REGULATIONS.—Section 8913(c) is amended— 
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SEC. 404. ENHANCED VISION BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89B is amended— 
(1) in section 8986(a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or domestic partner’’ after 
‘‘a spouse’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘either spouse,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘either spouse or either domestic partner (as 
the case may be),’’; and 
(2) in section 8987, by inserting ‘‘surviving do-
mestic partner,’’ after ‘‘surviving spouse,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to contract years beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 405. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 90 is amended— 
(1) in section 9001(5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
(4).’’ and inserting ‘‘or (4) (and the domestic 
partner of an individual described in paragraph 
(1), (2), or (4) or of an individual who satisfies 
paragraph (3) by virtue of having been ap-
pointed to a position in the commissioned corps 
of the Public Health Service or the commissioned 
corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration).’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
of the domestic partner of such an individual,’’ 
after ‘‘(4),’’; and 
(2) in section 9002(e)(2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘SPOUSAL 
PARITY’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘PARITY 
FOR SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or domestic partner’’ after 
‘‘spouse’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to calendar years beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
V—TRAVEL, 
TRANSPOR-
TATION, AND SUBSISTENCE 
SEC. 501. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAXES INCURRED ON 
MONEY RECEIVED FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5706c is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘by an em-
ployee and such employee’s spouse (if filing jointly),’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by an employee and such employee’s 
spouse (or, where allowable, such employee’s domestic 
partner), if filing jointly,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘employee and 
spouse, as the case may be,’’ and inserting ‘‘employee 
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and spouse (or domestic partner), as the case may 
be’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. RELOCATION EXPENSES OF EMPLOYEES TRANS-
FERRED OR REEMPLOYED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5724a(b)(1)(A) is amended 
by striking ‘‘employee’s spouse’’ and inserting ‘‘employee’s 
spouse (or domestic partner)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply with respect to expenses incurred after 
the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 503. TAXES ON REIMBURSEMENTS FOR TRAVEL, 
TRANSPORTATION, 
AND 
RELOCATION 
EX-
PENSES OF EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5724b(a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘by an employee and such em-
ployee’s spouse (if filing jointly),’’ and inserting ‘‘by 
an employee and such employee’s spouse (or, where 
allowable, such employee’s domestic partner), if filing 
jointly,’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘employee and spouse, as the case 
may be,’’ and inserting ‘‘employee and spouse (or do-
mestic partner), as the case may be,’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 504. RELOCATION EXPENSES OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS 
PERFORMING AN EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5737(a)(4) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘(or domestic partner)’’ after ‘‘employee and 
spouse’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply with respect to expenses incurred after 
the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION FOR 
WORK INJURIES 
SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 8101 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘children (in-
cluding adopted children) of a domestic partner,’’ 
after ‘‘adopted children,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(3) in paragraph (20), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding after paragraph (20) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(21) ‘domestic partner’ means an individual 
who is in a domestic partnership with another indi-
vidual of the same sex, as determined by the Secretary 
of Labor for purposes of this subchapter pursuant to 
regulations issued by the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, consistent with the requirements that— 
‘‘(A) both individuals are at least 18 years 
of age and competent to contract; 
‘‘(B) both individuals intend to remain in 
the domestic partnership indefinitely; 
‘‘(C) such individuals— 
‘‘(i) have a common residence; or 
‘‘(ii) do not have a common residence 
because of financial, employment-related, or 
other reasons; 
‘‘(D) neither individual is married to or in 
a domestic partnership with anyone outside of 
the domestic partnership referred to in subpara-
graph (B); 
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‘‘(E) the 2 individuals share responsibility 
for a significant measure of each other’s common 
welfare and financial obligations; 
‘‘(F) the 2 individuals are not related in a 
way that, if they were of the opposite sex, would 
prohibit legal marriage in the jurisdiction in 
which either of them resides; 
‘‘(G) at least 1 of them is an employee or 
an individual otherwise eligible for coverage 
under this subchapter based on such individual’s 
employment or other service; and 
‘‘(H) both individuals understand that will-
ful falsification of information within the affi-
davit or failure to provide appropriate notifica-
tion of the termination of the domestic partner-
ship may lead to the recovery of the amounts ob-
tained as a result of such falsification or failure 
(as the case may be), criminal or other penalties, 
and (in appropriate circumstances) disciplinary 
action; and 
‘‘(22) ‘surviving partner’ means the domestic 
partner living with or dependent for support on the 
decedent at the time of his or her death, or living 
apart for reasonable cause or because of his or her de-
sertion.’’. 
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SEC. 602. DEATH GRATUITY FOR INJURIES INCURRED IN 
CONNECTION 
WITH 
EMPLOYEE’S 
SERVICE 
WITH AN ARMED FORCE. 
Section 8102a(d) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘surviving 
spouse.’’ and inserting ‘‘surviving spouse (or sur-
viving partner).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing children of a domestic partner)’’ after ‘‘step-
children’’. 
SEC. 603. BENEFICIARIES OF AWARDS UNPAID AT DEATH; 
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE. 
Section 8109(a)(D) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the widow or wid-
ower.’’ and inserting ‘‘the widow or widower (or the 
surviving partner).’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or a surviving partner)’’ 
after ‘‘a widow or widower’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(or the surviving part-
ner)’’ after ‘‘the widow or widower’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘no widow or 
widower,’’ and inserting ‘‘no widow or widower (and 
no surviving partner),’’. 
SEC. 604. AUGMENTED COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS. 
Section 8110(a) is amended— 
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tion 8133 of this title, shall be paid a lump sum equal to 
twenty-four times the monthly compensation payment (ex-
cluding compensation on account of another individual) to 
which that individual was entitled immediately before the 
remarriage (or subsequent domestic partnership).’’. 
SEC. 608. REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor may pre-
scribe regulations to carry out this title and the amend-
ments made by this title. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Labor shall con-
sult with the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment and the heads of any other agencies whose programs 
are affected by this Act in order to standardize, to the extent 
possible, the process for establishing the existence of a do-
mestic partnership under each such program. 
SEC. 609. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to succeeding provisions of 
this section, this title and the amendments made by this 
title— 
(1) shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) shall apply with respect to any injury or 
death occurring before, on, or after such date of enact-
ment. 
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(b) TIMELY CLAIM REQUIRED; LIMITATION ON PAY-
MENTS.—No compensation shall be payable, by virtue of the 
enactment of this title— 
(1) unless timely claim therefor is filed in ac-
cordance with the provisions of sections 8122 or 8193 
of title 5, United States Code (as applicable), and 
subsection (c); or 
(2) with respect to any period commencing before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) ALLOWABILITY OF CLAIMS.—In the case of an 
original claim for compensation for a disability or death 
that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act (and 
which would not otherwise be payable, but for the enactment 
of the amendments made by this title)— 
(1) such claim shall not be allowed if, as of such 
date of enactment, a claim based on such disability 
or death would no longer be timely (determined in ac-
cordance with such section 8122 or 8193 (as applica-
ble), before the application of paragraph (2)); and 
(2) the timeliness of any such claim, if not pre-
cluded by paragraph (1), shall be determined— 
(A) by applying the provisions of such sec-
tion 8122 or 8193 (as applicable); and 
(B) as if the time limitations of such section 
8122 or 8193 (as applicable) did not begin to 
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run until the date on which implementing regu-
lations under section 608 become effective. 
(d) PAYMENTS
FOR
PRIOR
PERIODS
NOT
AF-
FECTED.—No recovery shall be made of compensation paid 
to any individual whose entitlement to compensation is ter-
minated or reduced as a result of the enactment of this title. 
TITLE VII—PROVISIONS RELAT-
ING TO EMPLOYMENT OF REL-
ATIVES AND OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 701. EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES; RESTRICTIONS. 
Section 3110(a)(3) is amended by inserting ‘‘domestic 
partner,’’ after ‘‘husband, wife,’’. 
SEC. 702. SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 5581 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by Federal 
statute.’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘by Federal statute; 
and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ‘surviving partner’ has the meaning given 
it by sections 8341 and 8441, respectively.’’. 
(b) ORDER
OF PRECEDENCE.—Section 5582(b) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(or surviving partner)’’ after 
‘‘widow or widower’’. 
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SEC. 703. BENEFITS FOR CAPTIVES. 
Section 5569(j) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Such regulations shall include provisions to en-
sure that, in the administration of this section, a domestic 
partner shall be afforded the same status as a spouse.’’. 
SEC. 704. COMPENSATION FOR DISABILITY OR DEATH. 
Section 5570 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) Regulations to carry out this section shall include 
provisions to ensure that, in the administration of this sec-
tion, a domestic partner shall be afforded the same status 
as a spouse.’’. 
SEC. 705. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 6381(6) is amended (in the 
matter before subparagraph (A)), by inserting ‘‘or a biologi-
cal, adopted, or foster child of the domestic partner of the 
employee,’’ before ‘‘who is’’. 
(b) LEAVE REQUIREMENT.—Section 6382 is amended 
in subsections (a)(1)(C) and (e)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘spouse,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘spouse (or domestic partner),’’. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 6383 is amended in sub-
sections (a) and (b)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘spouse,’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘spouse (or domestic partner),’’. 
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TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 801. APPLICABILITY. 
This title applies with respect to— 
(1) benefits in the nature of family, medical, and 
emergency leave, as provided for under— 
(A) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), insofar as that 
Act applies to the Government Accountability 
Office and the Library of Congress; 
(B) section 202 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1312); or 
(C) section 412 of title 3, United States 
Code; 
(2) travel, transportation, and related payments 
and benefits, as provided for under— 
(A) chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.); or 
(B) section 1599b of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(3) benefits for members of the commissioned of-
ficer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, as provided for under— 
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(A) section 261 of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Offi-
cer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3071); or 
(B) any other provisions of title 10, United 
States Code (apart from those made applicable 
by the provision of law cited in subparagraph 
(A)); and 
(4) benefits, provided for under any other provi-
sions of law, which (as determined by the President 
or a designee)— 
(A) relate to employees or annuitants (as 
those terms are defined by section 2110 of title 
5, United States Code); and 
(B) are necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this Act with respect to benefits. 
SEC. 802. REGULATIONS. 
The President (or designee) shall prescribe any regula-
tions necessary to ensure that the provisions of law identi-
fied in or under section 801 are administered in a manner 
consistent with the purposes of this Act. 
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TITLE IX—AMENDMENT TO THE 
ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT 
OF 1978 
SEC. 901. AMENDMENT TO THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT 
ACT OF 1978. 
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by adding at the end of title I the following: 
‘‘DOMESTIC PARTNERS 
‘‘SEC. 112. (a) An employee, former employee, or an-
nuitant and the domestic partner of such employee, former 
employee, or annuitant (as the case may be) shall be subject 
to the provisions of law cited in subsection (b) to the same 
extent and in the same manner as in the case of a married 
employee, former employee, or annuitant and the spouse of 
such employee, former employee, or annuitant (as the case 
may be). 
‘‘(b) The provisions of law cited in this subsection are 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) The preceding provisions of this title (relat-
ing to financial disclosure requirements of Federal 
personnel) and the provisions of title V (relating to 
Government-wide limitations on outside earned in-
come and employment). 
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‘‘(2) Regulations prescribed under section 7301 
of title 5, United States Code (relating to regulations 
for the conduct of employees in the executive branch). 
‘‘(3) Section 7351 of title 5, United States Code 
(relating to gifts to superiors). 
‘‘(4) Section 7353 of title 5, United States Code 
(relating to gifts to Federal employees). 
‘‘(5) Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code 
(relating to bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest). 
‘‘(6) Section 7342 of title 5, United States Code 
(relating to receipt and disposition of foreign gifts 
and decorations). 
‘‘(7) Section 1353 of title 31, United States Code 
(relating to acceptance of travel and related expenses 
from non-Federal sources). 
‘‘(8) Sections 4941 and 4946 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to taxes on self-dealing 
and definitions and special rules). 
‘‘(9) Section 455 of title 28, United States Code 
(relating to disqualification of justice, judge, or mag-
istrate judge). 
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘domestic 
partner’ has the meaning given such term by section 2110 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
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TITLE X—REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 1001. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall transmit to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate— 
(1) a report on the implementation of this Act, 
including the amendments made by this Act; and 
(2) a description of any further measures that 
should be taken in order to carry out the purposes of 
this Act, including recommendations for any legisla-
tion or administrative action that may be necessary. 
SEC. 1002. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Government Accountability Office shall 
transmit to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate a report on the effect that this Act and any amend-
ments made by this Act have had on premiums or any other 
periodic charges payable by enrollees under chapter 89 of 
title 5, United States Code (relating to the Federal employ-
ees health benefits program), and the impact of extending 
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benefits to domestic partners on the employee retention and 
recruitment efforts by the Federal government. 
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Union Calendar No. 239 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2517 
[Report No. 111–400, Part I] 
A BILL 
To provide certain benefits to domestic partners of 
Federal employees. 
JANUARY 29, 2010 
The Committees on House Administration and the Judi-
ciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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