I
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5200
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 4, 2010
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Dahlkemper) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program with respect to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants, in conformance with amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension
Act
.
Extension of dependent coverage under FEHBP
Provisions relating to age
Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in section 8901(5)—
in the matter
before subparagraph (A), by striking 22 years of age
and
inserting 26 years of age
; and
in the matter
after subparagraph (B), by striking age 22
and inserting
age 26
; and
in section 8905(c)(2)(B)—
in clause (i), by
striking 22 years of age
and inserting 26 years of
age
; and
in clause (ii), by
striking age 22
and inserting age 26
.
Provisions relating to marital status
Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is further amended—
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
in section
8905(c)(2)(B), by striking unmarried dependent
and inserting
dependent
.
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.