[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3751 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3751

 To require that the Office of Personnel Management study and present 
options under which dental and vision benefits could be made available 
  to Federal employees and retirees and other appropriate classes of 
                              individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2004

Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require that the Office of Personnel Management study and present 
options under which dental and vision benefits could be made available 
  to Federal employees and retirees and other appropriate classes of 
                              individuals.

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

SECTION 1. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 2004, the Office of 
Personnel Management shall submit to Congress a report describing and 
evaluating options whereby dental and vision benefits could be made 
available to--
            (1) Federal employees and retirees;
            (2) qualified relatives of Federal employees and retirees; 
        and
            (3) other appropriate classes of individuals.
    (b) Required Content.--The report shall include--
            (1) a description of the specific benefits that could be 
        offered, including any relevant maximums, limitations, 
        exclusions, and definitions;
            (2) a description of the classes of individuals who should 
        be made eligible for benefits;
            (3) a description and assessment of the various contracting 
        arrangements available to the Government, including whether 
        benefits should be contracted for on a regional or national 
        basis;
            (4) the estimated cost of those benefits, including a 
        statement as to whether any regular Government contributions or 
        allocation for start-up costs might be necessary or 
        appropriate;
            (5) a statement as to how those benefits might be offered 
        through--
                    (A) the Federal employees health benefits program,
                    (B) one or more programs apart from the Federal 
                employees health benefits program,
                    (C) the program described in subparagraph (A) in 
                combination with one or more of the programs described 
                in subparagraph (B), and
                    (D) any other program or method not otherwise 
                described in this paragraph,
        as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each;
            (6) a recommendation from the Office as to its preferred 
        method or methods for providing such benefits; and
            (7) any legislation or other measures the Office considers 
        necessary in order to implement any of the foregoing.
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