5 U.S.C. § 8951 (GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES)
§ 8951. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) The term “employee” means an employee defined under section 8901(1) and an employee of the District of Columbia courts.
(2) The terms “annuitant”, “member of family”, and “dependent” have the meanings as such terms are defined under paragraphs (3), (5), and (9), respectively, of section 8901.
(3) The term “eligible individual” refers to an individual described in paragraph (1) or (2), without regard to whether the individual is enrolled in a health benefits plan under chapter 89.
(4) The term “Office” means the Office of Personnel Management.
(5) The term “qualified company” means a company (or consortium of companies or an employee organization defined under section 8901(8)) that offers indemnity, preferred provider organization, health maintenance organization, or discount dental programs and if required is licensed to issue applicable coverage in any number of States, taking any subsidiaries of such a company into account (and, in the case of a consortium, considering the member companies and any subsidiaries thereof, collectively).
(6) The term “employee organization” means an association or other organization of employees which is national in scope, or in which membership is open to all employees of a Government agency who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89.
(7) The term “State” includes the District of Columbia.
(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 2, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4001; amended Pub. L. 109–356, title I, § 117(a)(1), Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2027; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 715(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2221.)
heading: Amendment of Section
text: Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 715(a)(1), (c), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2221, 2223, provided that, applicable with respect to the first contract year for chapter 89A or 89B of this title, as applicable, that begins on or after Jan. 1, 2018, this section is amended:
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking “paragraph (1) or (2)” and inserting “paragraph (1), (2), or (8)”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(8) The term ‘covered TRICARE-eligible individual’ means an individual entitled to dental care under chapter 55 of title 10, pursuant to section 1076c of such title, who the Secretary of Defense determines should be an eligible individual for purposes of this chapter.”
See 2016 Amendment notes below.
heading: Amendments
text: 2016—Par. (3). Pub. L. 114–328, § 715(a)(1)(A), substituted “paragraph (1), (2), or (8)” for “paragraph (1) or (2)”.
Par. (8). Pub. L. 114–328, § 715(a)(1)(B), added par. (8).
2006—Par. (1). Pub. L. 109–356, which directed insertion of “and an employee of the District of Columbia courts” at end of par. (1), was executed by making the insertion before the period to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
heading: Effective Date of 2016 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 715(c), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2223, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section, sections 8958, 8981, and 8988 of this title and section 1076c of Title 10, Armed Forces] shall apply with respect to the first contract year for chapter 89A or 89B of title 5, United States Code, as applicable, that begins on or after January 1, 2018.”
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 108–496, § 7, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4011, provided that: “The amendments made by this Act [enacting this chapter and chapter 89B of this title, amending section 1005 of Title 39, Postal Service, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 101 of this title] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2004] and shall apply to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006.”