,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjac,mr4 ,issa 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,clay1 and ,mr4 ,mulvaney7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform1 and in addition to 
the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce
 and ,ways and ,means1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to modernize the ,federal   
,employees ,health ,benefits ,program1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,equal ,healthcare ,access ,act4  #b4   
,access to ,federal health insurance    
7a7 ,in general ,subpart ,g of part     
,,iii of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating chapters #hi;,a and #hi;,b
 as chapters #hi;,b and #hi;,c1         

respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after chapter #hi the following3  #hi;,a
 ,health insurance for non-,federal     
employees  ,sec4#hiba4                  
,definitions4#hibb4 ,health insurance   
program4#hibc4 ,contracting             
requirement4#hibd4 ,eligibility to      
enroll4#hibe4 ,exceptions to provisions 
incorporated by reference4#hibf4        
,coordination and application           
provisions4  #hiba4 ,definitions ,for   
purposes of this chapter-- 7#a7 any term
 used in this chapter which is defined  
in section #hija shall have the same    
meaning as is given such term under such
 section2 and  7#b7 the term ,office    
means the ,office of ,personnel         
,management4  #hibb4 ,health insurance  
program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,office   
shall administer a health insurance     
program for non-,federal employees in   
accordance with this chapter4  7b7      
,regulations ,the ,office shall         
prescribe regulations under which1      
except as otherwise provided in this    

chapter and to the maximum extent       
practicable1 the provisions of chapter  
#hi shall be applied for purposes of    
carrying out this chapter4  #hibc4      
,contracting requirement ,the ,office   
shall1 not later than #i months after   
the date of the enactment of the ,equal 
,healthcare ,access ,act1 enter into    
contracts with qualified carriers to    
make health benefits plans available    
under this chapter4  #hibd4 ,eligibility
 to enroll  7a7 ,in general ,any        
qualified individual may enroll in a    
health benefits plan under this chapter4
  7b7 ,qualified individual defined ,for
 purposes of this section1 the term     
qualified individual means any          
individual other than an individual who 
is enrolled or eligible to be enrolled  
in a health benefits plan under chapter 
#hi1 including as a family member4      
#hibe4 ,exceptions to provisions        
incorporated by reference               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law-- 7#a7 subscription charges for a   

health benefits plan under this chapter 
may differ between or among geographic  
regions2 and  7#b7 an employer may1     
under arrangements satisfactory to the  
,office-- 7,a7 offer coverage under this
 chapter to its employees2 and  7,b7    
make a contribution toward the cost of  
such coverage4  #hibf4 ,coordination and
 application provisions  7a7            
,coordination ,a health benefits plan   
under this chapter shall be deemed to be
 a health plan offered through an       
,exchange established under the ,patient
 ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act 
7,public ,law #aaa-adh2 #abd ,stat4     
#aai7 for purposes of section #acab of  
such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjcb74  7b7  
,application  7#a7 ,in general ,in the  
case of a qualified individual enrolled 
in a health benefits plan under this    
chapter-- 7,a7 for purposes of section  
#cf;,b of the ,internal ,revenue ,code  
of #aihf1 such plan shall be treated as 
a qualified health plan described in    
subsection 7b77#b77;,a7 thereof that was

 enrolled in through an ,exchange       
established by a ,state under section   
#acaa of the ,patient ,protection and   
,affordable ,care ,act2 and  7,b7 for   
purposes of section #adjb of the        
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjga71 such 
plan shall be treated as a qualified    
health plan in the silver level of      
coverage in the individual market       
offered through an ,exchange4  7#b7     
,regulations ,the ,office of ,personnel 
,management1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of the ,treasury1 shall      
prescribe regulations necessary to carry
 out this subsection4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendments ,the table of chapters for   
part ,,iii of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the item    
relating to chapter #hi;,a1 by striking 
#hi;,a and inserting #hi;,b2  7#b7 in   
the item relating to chapter #hi;,b1 by 
striking #hi;,b and inserting #hi;,c2   
and  7#c7 by inserting after the item   
relating to chapter #hi the following3  

#hi;,a4,health ,insurance for           
,non-,federal ,employees#hiba  4