[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2003 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2003

To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in 
   appropriations certain services relating to the Federal Employees 
Health Benefits Program are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency 
                      Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2019

  Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Meadows, Ms. Clark of 
  Massachusetts, Mr. Young, and Mr. Taylor) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that during a lapse in 
   appropriations certain services relating to the Federal Employees 
Health Benefits Program are excepted services under the Anti-Deficiency 
                      Act, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During 
Shutdowns Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATING CERTAIN FEHBP-RELATED SERVICES AS EXCEPTED SERVICES 
              UNDER THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 8905 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Any services by an officer or employee under this chapter 
relating to enrolling individuals in a health benefits plan under this 
chapter, or changing the enrollment of an individual already so 
enrolled due to a qualifying life event, shall be deemed, for purposes 
of section 1342 of title 31, services for emergencies involving the 
safety of human life or the protection of property.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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