[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 2559 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2559

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and one


                                 An Act


 
To amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Federal 
                        long-term care insurance.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF AN ANNUITANT.

    Paragraph (2) of section 9001 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
        ``(2) Annuitant.--The term `annuitant' means--
            ``(A) any individual who would satisfy the requirements of 
        paragraph (3) of section 8901 if, for purposes of such 
        paragraph, the term `employee' were considered to have the 
        meaning given to it under paragraph (1) of this subsection; and
            ``(B) any individual who--
                ``(i) satisfies all requirements for title to an 
            annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83, chapter 84, or 
            any other retirement system for employees of the Government 
            (whether based on the service of such individual or 
            otherwise), and files application therefor;
                ``(ii) is at least 18 years of age; and
                ``(iii) would not (but for this subparagraph) otherwise 
            satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPTION.

    Section 9005 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``(a) Contractual Provisions.--'' before 
    ``The''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Premiums.--
        ``(1) In general.--No tax, fee, or other monetary payment may 
    be imposed or collected, directly or indirectly, by any State, the 
    District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or by any 
    political subdivision or other governmental authority thereof, on, 
    or with respect to, any premium paid for an insurance policy under 
    this chapter.
        ``(2) Rule of construction.--Paragraph (1) shall not be 
    construed to exempt any company or other entity issuing a policy of 
    insurance under this chapter from the imposition, payment, or 
    collection of a tax, fee, or other monetary payment on the net 
    income or profit accruing to or realized by such entity from 
    business conducted under this chapter, if that tax, fee, or payment 
    is applicable to a broad range of business activity.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if included in 
the enactment of section 1002 of the Long-Term Care Security Act 
(Public Law 106-265; 114 Stat. 762).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.