[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5164 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5164


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 7 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

                                Received

            October 8 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To provide for the enrollment of individuals enrolled in a health 
  benefits plan administered by the Office of the Comptroller of the 
 Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision in the Federal Employees 
                        Health Benefits Program.

    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 ``OCC and OTS Health Benefits 
Continuation Act''.

SEC. 2. ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS IN FEHBP.

    (a) Periods of Enrollment Under OCC or OTS Health Benefits Plans.--
Any period of enrollment under a health benefits plan administered by 
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift 
Supervision prior to the termination of such plans on January 7, 1995, 
shall be deemed to be a period of enrollment in a health benefits plan 
under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Continuation of Coverage.--(1) Any individual who, on January 
7, 1995, is covered by a health benefits plan administered by the 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift 
Supervision may, effective January 8, 1995, enroll in an approved 
health benefits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a of title 5, 
United States Code, either as an individual or for self and family, if 
such individual is an employee, annuitant, or former spouse as defined 
in section 8901 of such title 5.
    (2) An individual who, as of January 7, 1995, is entitled to 
continue coverage under a health benefits plan administered by the 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift 
Supervision shall be deemed to be entitled to continue coverage under 
section 8905a of title 5, United States Code, for the same period that 
would have been permitted under the plan administered by the Office of 
the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift Supervision, 
and such individual may, effective January 8, 1995, enroll in an 
approved health benefits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a of 
such title 5 in accordance with section 8905a of such title.
    (3) An individual who, on January 7, 1995, is covered as an 
unmarried dependent child under a health benefits plan administered by 
the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Office of Thrift 
Supervision and who is not a ``member of family'' as defined in section 
8901(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed to be entitled 
to continue coverage under section 8905a of such title 5 as though the 
individual had, on January 7, 1995, ceased to meet the requirements for 
being considered an unmarried dependent child under chapter 89 of title 
5, and such individual may, effective January 8, 1995, enroll in an 
approved health benefits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a of 
title 5 in accordance with section 8905a.
    (c) Transfer to Employees Health Benefits Fund.--The Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision shall 
transfer to the Employees Health Benefits Fund established under 
section 8909 of title 5, United States Code, amounts determined by the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, after consultation with 
the Comptroller of the Currency and the Director of the Office of 
Thrift Supervision, to be necessary to reimburse the fund for the cost 
of providing benefits under this section not otherwise paid for by the 
individuals covered by this section. The amounts so transferred shall 
be held in the fund and used by the office in addition to amounts 
available under section 8906(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
regulations to implement this section.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 7, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.