[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7475 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7475

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the period of a 
 nationwide pandemic is a special enrollment period under the Federal 
       Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2020

   Mr. Vela 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 provide that the period of a 
 nationwide pandemic is a special enrollment period under the Federal 
       Employees Health Benefits Program, 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 
Pandemic Act''.

SEC. 2. FEHBP SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

    (a) In General.--Section 8905 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j)(1) An unenrolled employee may, during the period that a 
nationwide pandemic is in effect (as determined by the Office of 
Personnel Management), enroll in a health benefits plan under this 
chapter.
    ``(2) An employee who is enrolled in such a plan may, during any 
period described in paragraph (1), change such enrollment.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any contract entered into under section 8902 of title 5, United 
States Code, before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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