[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1724 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1724

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal 
  employee serving under a temporary appointment who has completed at 
 least 1 year of service in such position within the preceding 2 years 
shall be eligible for the Government's health benefits program, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 1995

 Mrs. Mink of Hawaii introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal 
  employee serving under a temporary appointment who has completed at 
 least 1 year of service in such position within the preceding 2 years 
shall be eligible for the Government's 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 FOR HEALTH BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 8913(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) an employee who is occupying a position on a 
        temporary basis, if such employee has, in the aggregate, 
        completed the equivalent of at least 1 year of service in such 
        position within the preceding 2 years.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 8906a of 
title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
    (2) The table of sections for chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 8906a.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and any change in 
contributions payable by or on behalf of an individual to the Employees 
Health Benefits Fund (described in section 8909 of title 5, United 
States Code) as a result of the enactment of this Act shall take effect 
as of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after such date.
    (b) Creditability of Prior Service.--Service performed before the 
effective date of this Act may be taken into account for purposes of 
the amendment made by section 1(a).
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