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[S. 2409 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 801
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2409

                          [Report No. 108-410]

 To provide for continued health benefits coverage for certain Federal 
                   employees, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2004

Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lieberman, and 
  Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
            referred to the Committee on Govermental Affairs

                           November 16, 2004

               Reported by Ms. Collins, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for continued health benefits coverage for certain Federal 
                   employees, 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. PAYMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PREMIUMS.

    (a) Authority To Continue Benefit Coverage.--Section 8905a of title 
5, United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2) 
        of'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) any employee who--
                    ``(A) is enrolled in a health benefits plan under 
                this chapter;
                    ``(B) is a member of a Reserve component of the 
                armed forces;
                    ``(C) is called or ordered to active duty in 
                support of a contingency operation (as defined in 
                section 101(a)(13) of title 10);
                    ``(D) is placed on leave without pay or separated 
                from service to perform active duty; and
                    ``(E) serves on active duty for a period of more 
                than 30 consecutive days.''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) in the case of an employee described in 
                subsection (b)(3), the date which is 24 months after 
                the employee is placed on leave without pay or 
                separated from service to perform active duty.''.
    (b)  Authority for Agencies To Pay Premiums.--Subparagraph (C) of 
section 8906(e)(3) of such title is amended by striking ``18 months'' 
and inserting ``24 months''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on March 1, 2003.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

    Section 8706 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``A'' and inserting 
        ``Except as provided in subsection (h), a''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h)(1) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply to an 
employee described under paragraph (2), except that the Office of 
Personnel Management shall apply a 24-month period instead of a 12-
month period.
    ``(2) An employee referred to under paragraph (1) is an employee 
who is--
            ``(A) covered by an insurance policy under this chapter;
            ``(B) a member of a Reserve component of the armed forces;
            ``(C) mobilized to active duty in accordance with section 
        101(a)(13)(B) of title 10;
            ``(D) placed on leave without pay or separated from service 
        to perform active duty; and
            ``(E) serves on active duty for a period of more than 30 
        consecutive days.''.




                                                       Calendar No. 801

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2409

                          [Report No. 108-410]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To provide for continued health benefits coverage for certain Federal 
                   employees, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 16, 2004

                       Reported with an amendment