Title: To provide that certain current and former Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces may enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill declares that any current or former federal employee, including any member or veteran of the Armed Forces, who is not otherwise eligible to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, may enroll in such program beginning in 2018.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2411 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2411

   To provide that certain current and former Federal employees and 
members of the Armed Forces may enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
               Benefits Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2017

   Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that certain current and former Federal employees and 
members of the Armed Forces may enroll in the Federal Employees Health 
               Benefits Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FOR THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
              HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
current or former Federal employee who is not otherwise eligible to 
enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under chapter 
89 of title 5, United States Code, may enroll in such Program beginning 
in calendar year 2018.
    (b) Regulations.--Except as provided under this section, the Office 
of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to apply the 
provisions of such chapter to the greatest extent practicable to 
individuals enrolled under this section.
    (c) Dental and Vision Benefits.--The Office shall issue regulations 
necessary to enroll such individuals in dental or vision benefits plans 
offered under chapter 89A or 89B of title 5, United States Code, 
respectively, consistent with the requirements of such section.
    (d) Risk Pool.--The Office shall ensure that individuals enrolled 
under this section shall be in the same risk pool maintained for 
employees (as that term is defined in section 8901(1) of chapter 89 of 
such title).
    (e) Prohibition on Government Contribution.--No Government 
contribution shall be made for any individual enrolled under this 
section.
    (f) Availability of Tax Credit.--For purposes of section 36B of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any coverage under this section shall be 
treated as coverage under a health plan offered in the individual 
market within a State.
    (g) Definition of Federal Employee.--In this section, the term 
``Federal employee'' includes any member of the Armed Forces or veteran 
(as that term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code) of the Armed Forces.
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