[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1369 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1369
To ensure that prescription drug benefits offered to medicare eligible
enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are at least
equal to the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefits offered
to enrollees under the plan generally.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 27, 2003
Mr. Akaka (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Allen, Mr. Sarbanes, and Ms.
Mikulski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Governmental AffairsYYYYYYYYYY
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A BILL
To ensure that prescription drug benefits offered to medicare eligible
enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are at least
equal to the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefits offered
to enrollees under the plan generally.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NEGOTIATIONS BY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p)(1) A contract may not be made or a plan approved which does
not offer to medicare eligible enrollees prescription drug benefits the
actuarial value of which is at least equal to the actuarial value of
the prescription drug benefits which are offered to enrollees under the
plan generally.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management shall establish processes and methods for
determining the actuarial value of prescription drug benefits.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to contract years beginning after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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