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        <fullName>Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act - Requires payments to beneficiaries of death claims under the federal employees' group life insurance program to be made in a lump sum, unless the insured or the beneficiary elects an alternative form of payment (which may be in addition to or instead of a lump-sum payment), as prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).</p> <p>Permits the insured employee to elect such an alternative form of payment; but allows a beneficiary (or beneficiaries) to elect settlement by any other form of payment available to the employee, regardless of the employee's election.</p> <p>Applies this Act only to employees who first become insured in any calendar year beginning at least three months after enactment of this Act.</p>]]></text>
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