I
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 779
To remove certain restrictions on participation in the demonstration project
conducted by the Secretary of Defense to provide health care for Medi-
care-eligible Department of Defense beneficiaries under the Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits program, and to extend the period for carrying
out such project.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 28, 2001
Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.
SKEEN, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. HANSEN, Mr.
COOKSEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. BOUCHER, and Mr.
FILNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To remove certain restrictions on participation in the dem-
onstration project conducted by the Secretary of Defense
to provide health care for Medicare-eligible Department
of Defense beneficiaries under the Federal Employees
Health Benefits program, and to extend the period for
carrying out such project.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON PAR-
TICIPATION BY ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES IN
FEHBP DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
(a) REMOVAL OF NUMERICAL RESTRICTIONS.—Sec-
tion 1108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking the second sentence of subsection (a).
(b) REMOVAL
OF GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS.—
Such section is further amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and residing
within one of the areas covered by the demonstration
project’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
(c) EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR PROJECT.—Sub-
section (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking
‘‘three’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’.
(d) ENROLLMENT PERIODS.—(1) Subsection (d)(2)
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘an open enroll-
ment period for the year 2000 (conducted in the fall of
1999)’’ and inserting ‘‘open enrollment periods for the
years 2000 through 2004 (conducted in the fall of the
years 1999 through 2003)’’.
(2) Subsection (f)(1) of such section is amended by
striking ‘‘who enrolls’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the
termination of the project’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be as fol-
lows unless the beneficiary disenrolls before the termi-
nation of the project:
‘‘(A) For an eligible beneficiary who enrolls in
the demonstration project during the open enroll-
ment period for the year 2000, 5 years.
‘‘(B) For an eligible beneficiary who enrolls in
the demonstration project during the open enroll-
ment period for the year 2001, 4 years.
‘‘(C) For an eligible beneficiary who enrolls in
the demonstration project during the open enroll-
ment period for the year 2002, 3 years.
‘‘(D) For an eligible beneficiary who enrolls in
the demonstration project during the open enroll-
ment period for the year 2003, 2 years.
‘‘(E) For an eligible beneficiary who enrolls in
the demonstration project during the open enroll-
ment period for the year 2004, 1 year.’’.
(e) USE OF MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILI-
TIES.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘PROHIBITION AGAINST’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Covered bene-
ficiaries’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘ineli-
gible’’;
(4) by inserting ‘‘as a result of participating in
the project’’ after ‘‘facility’’;