[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3201 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3201

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require executive agencies to 
 pay the premiums for health care coverage provided under the Federal 
 Employees Health Benefits program for reservists in the Armed Forces 
        called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2005

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require executive agencies to 
 pay the premiums for health care coverage provided under the Federal 
 Employees Health Benefits program for reservists in the Armed Forces 
        called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days.

    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 ``Health Care Relief for Military 
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF FEHBP PREMIUMS FOR CERTAIN RESERVISTS CALLED OR 
              ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 8905a the following new section:
``Sec. 8905b. Payment of premiums for certain reservists called or 
              ordered to active duty
    ``An employing agency shall be responsible for paying, for any 
employee who is a member of a reserve component of the armed forces who 
is called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days, 
the employee's share of the premium for health care coverage provided 
to such member under this chapter during such period.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8905a the 
following new item:

``8905b. Payment of premiums for certain reservists called or ordered 
                            to active duty.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 8905b of title 5, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with respect to health care 
coverage provided to a member of a reserve component of the Armed 
Forces on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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