To provide for the extension of dependent coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

SA 4304. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Casey, Mr.
Kaufman, Mrs. Hagan, and Mr. Begich) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed to amendment SA 4301 proposed by Mr. Baucus to the bill
H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain
expiring provisions, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. EXTENSION OF DEPENDENT COVERAGE UNDER FEHBP.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``FEHBP
Dependent Coverage Extension Act''.
(b) In General.--
(1) Provisions relating to age.--Chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 8901(5)--
(i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking ``22
years of age'' and inserting ``26 years of age''; and
(ii) in the matter after subparagraph (B), by striking
``age 22'' and inserting ``age 26''; and
(B) in section 8905(c)(2)(B)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``22 years of age'' and
inserting ``26 years of age''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``age 22'' and inserting
``age 26''.
(2) Provisions relating to marital status.--Chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code, is further amended--
(A) in section 8901(5) and subsections (b)(2)(A),
(c)(2)(B), (e)(1)(B), and (e)(2)(A) of section 8905a, by
striking ``an unmarried dependent'' each place it appears and
inserting ``a dependent''; and
(B) in section 8905(c)(2)(B), by striking ``unmarried
dependent'' and inserting ``dependent''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall become effective as if included in the enactment of
section 1001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (Public Law 111-148), except that the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management may implement such amendments
for such periods before the effective date otherwise provided
in section 1004(a) of such Act as the Director may specify.
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