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#bjad2 ,:]eas ! ,act def9es             

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,managem5t 7,,opm71 8because !re is n an
 exi/+ /atutory or regulatory def9ition 
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employ+ (fice ( ! ,memb] ( ,congress to 
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/aff = purposes ( ! ,act2 ,:]eas        
curr5tly congressional employee1 z def9$
 9 accordance ) section #hija ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7! /atute       
det]m9+ eligibility = enrollm5t 9 !     
,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits       
7,,fehbp7 ,program71 includes ea*       
,memb]'s respective p]sonal /affs1 /affs
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committee /aff1 & adm9i/rative (fice    
/aff2 ,:]eas ! ,pati5t ,protection &    
,af=dable ,c>e ,act does n am5d section 

#hija ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &
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because ! committee /aff1 jo9t committee
 /aff1 & /aff employ$ by lead]%ip (fices
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employee "u ! ,act1 !y are exclud$ f !  
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( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t 7,,opm7 guidance 
) respect to ! ,pati5t ,protection &    
,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 t ! def9ition (    
congressional /aff employ$ by an (ficial
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all jo9t committee /aff1 & all /aff     
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