Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 2000
PL 106-394 (H.R.2842), enacted 10/30/2000

PUBLIC LAW 106-394—OCT. 30, 2000 
114 STAT. 1629 
Public Law 106-394 
106th Congress 
An Act 
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the Federal Employ-
ees 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Federal Employees Health Bene-
fits Children's Equity Act of 2000". 
SEC. 
2
. 
HEALTH 
INSURANCE 
COVERAGE 
FOR 
CHILDREN. 
Section 8905 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
"(h)(1) An unenrolled employee who is required by a court 
or administrative order to provide health insurance coverage for 
a child who meets the requirements of section 8901(5) may enroll 
for self and family coverage in a health benefits plan under this 
chapter. If such employee f^ils to enroll for self and family coverage 
in a health benefits plan that provides full benefits and services 
in the location in which the child resides, and the employee does 
not provide documentation showing that such coverage has been 
provided through other health insurance, the employing agency 
shall enroll the employee in a self and family enrollment in the 
option which provides the lower level of coverage under the Service 
Benefit Plan. 
"(2) An employee who is enrolled as an individual in a health 
benefits plan under this chapter and who is required 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 enrollment in the same or another health 
benefits plan under this chapter. If such employee fails to change 
to a self and family enrollment and the employee does not provide 
documentation 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 location where the child resides. 
If the plan in which the employee 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 
Oct. 30, 2000 
[H.R. 2842] 
Federal 
Employees 
Health Benefits 
Children's Equity 
Act of 2000. 
5 u s e 8901 note. 
114 STAT. 1630 
PUBLIC LAW 106-394—OCT. 30, 2000 
coverage 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 showing that such coverage has been pro-
vided 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 reduc-
tion required by subsection (a) shall be effective with respect 
to the annuity supplement payable 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.". 
Applicability. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendment made by subsection (a) 
5 use 8421a 
shall apply with respect to reductions required to be made in 
calendar years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Approved October 30, 2000. 
note. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2842 (S. 1688): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-779 (Comm. on Government Reform). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-492 accompanying S. 1688 (Comm. on Governmental 
Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
Sept. 19, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 13, considered and passed Senate.