[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2842 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 446
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2842
[Report No. 106-779]
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the
Federal Employees 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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 13, 1999
Mr. Cummings (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Morella) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government
Reform
July 24, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. Allen, Mr. Berman, Ms. McKinney, Mr. LaFalce,
Mr. Rothman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Frost
July 24, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
September 13, 1999]
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A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the
Federal Employees 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.
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 Benefits
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 fails 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
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 provided 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
reduction 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.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to reductions required to be made in calendar years
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend chapter 89
of title 5, United States Code, concerning the Federal
Employees 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.''.
Union Calendar No. 446
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2842
[Report No. 106-779]
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A BILL
To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning the
Federal Employees 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.
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July 24, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed