[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 971 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 971

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2019

   Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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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) In the event of a lapse in appropriations, the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall designate any officer or 
employee who performs services 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, as an 
excepted employee (as defined in section 1341(c) of title 31).''.
    (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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