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Union Calendar No. 446
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2842
[Report No. 106–779]
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the Federal
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the Federal
Government to enroll an employee and his or her family in the FEHB
Program when a State court orders the employee to provide health
insurance coverage for a child of the employee but the employee fails
to provide the coverage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 13, 1999
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. NORTON, and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform
JULY 24, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.
LAFALCE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. FROST
JULY 24, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 13, 1999]
A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, con-
cerning the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
Program, to enable the Federal Government to enroll
‘‘(2) An employee who is enrolled as an individual in
a health benefits plan under this chapter and who is re-
quired by a court or administrative order to provide health
insurance coverage for a child who meets the requirements
of section 8901(5) may change to a self and family enroll-
ment in the same or another health benefits plan under this
chapter. If such employee fails to change to a self and fam-
ily enrollment and the employee does not provide docu-
mentation showing that such coverage has been provided
through other health insurance, the employing agency shall
change the enrollment of the employee to a self and family
enrollment in the plan in which the employee is enrolled
if that plan provides full benefits and services in the loca-
tion where the child resides. If the plan in which the em-
ployee is enrolled does not provide full benefits and services
in the location in which the child resides, or, if the employee
fails to change to a self and family enrollment in a plan
that provides full benefits and services in the location where
the child resides, the employing agency shall change the cov-
erage of the employee to a self and family enrollment in
the option which provides the lower level of coverage under
the Service Benefits Plan.
‘‘(3) The employee may not discontinue the self and
family enrollment in a plan that provides full benefits and
services in the location in which the child resides for so long
as the court or administrative order remains in effect and
the child continues to meet the requirements of section
8901(5), unless the employee provides documentation show-
ing that such coverage has been provided through other
health insurance.’’.
SEC. 3. ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8421a(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through
(4), the reduction required by subsection (a) shall be
effective with respect to the annuity supplement pay-
able for each month in the 12-month period beginning
on the first day of the seventh month after the end of
the calendar year in which the excess earnings were
earned.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to reductions required
to be made in calendar years beginning after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to
enable the Federal Government to enroll an employee and
his or her family in the FEHB Program when a State
court orders the employee to provide health insurance
coverage for a child of the employee but the employee
fails to provide the coverage, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 446
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2842
[Report No. 106–779]
A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States
Code, concerning the Federal Employees Health
Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the Fed-
eral Government to enroll an employee and his or
her family in the FEHB Program when a State
court orders the employee to provide health in-
surance coverage for a child of the employee but
the employee fails to provide the coverage.
JULY 24, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed