,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,landrieu7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to make enrollment in health   
benefits plans under the ,federal       
,employee ,health ,benefits ,program    
available to employees of qualified     
employers when fewer than #b qualified  
health plans are offered through the    
,small ,business ,health ,options       
,program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,healthy            
,competition for ,small ,business ,act4 
#b4 ,,shop exchanges ,section #acaa7;d7 
of the ,patient ,protection and         
,affordable ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#ahjca7;d77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#h7 ,rules relating
 to ,,shop exchanges  7,a7 ,in general  
,in the case of a ,,shop ,exchange in a 

,state through which fewer than #b      
qualified health plans at each level of 
coverage described in section           
#acjb7;d77#a7 are available and no      
multi-,state ,qualified health plan is  
available1 qualified employers in the   
,state may make available to employees  
enrollment in a health benefits plan    
under the ,federal ,employees ,health   
,benefits ,program1 in accordance with  
subparagraph 7,b74 ,enrollment in such a
 health benefits plan shall be offered  
in the same manner that enrollment in   
other qualified health plans offered    
through the ,,shop ,exchange is offered4
  7,b7 ,,fehbp process  7i7 ,in general 
,notwithstanding the provisions of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 any         
,executive order1 or any administrative 
regulation1 and subject to this         
paragraph1 a qualified employer in a    
,state described in subparagraph 7,a7   
shall be entitled to purchase coverage1 
rights1 and benefits for the employees  
of the qualified employer under chapter 

#hi of such title if necessary employee 
deductions and agency contributions in  
payment for the coverage1 rights1 and   
benefits for the period of employment   
with the qualified employer are         
currently deposited in the ,employees   
,health ,benefits ,fund established     
under section #hiji of such title4  7ii7
 ,separate risk pool ,individuals       
covered under a health benefits plan    
under the ,federal ,employees ,health   
,benefits ,program under clause 7i7     
shall be in a risk pool that is separate
 from the risk pool for individuals     
otherwise covered under a health        
benefits plan under the ,federal        
,employees ,health ,benefits ,program4  
7,c7 ,termination of option  7i7 ,in    
general ,the ,federal ,employees ,health
 ,benefits ,program enrollment option   
made available through a ,,shop         
,exchange1 as described in subparagraph 
7,a71 shall be terminated if--  7,i7 #b 
or more qualified health plans at each  
level of coverage become available      

through the ,,shop ,exchange2 or  7,,ii7
 #a or more multi-,state qualified      
health plans become available through   
the ,,shop ,exchange4  7ii7 ,expiration 
of coverage ,if the ,federal ,employees 
,health ,benefits ,program enrollment   
option is terminated1 as described in   
clause 7i71 an employee of a qualified  
employer that is enrolled in a health   
benefits plan under the ,federal        
,employees ,health ,benefits ,program   
shall retain coverage under such health 
benefits plan until the end of the      
contract year4  7,d7 ,qualification ,for
 purposes of subparagraphs 7,a7 and     
7,c77i77,i71 a ,,shop ,exchange shall be
 deemed to have #b or more qualified    
health plans at each level of coverage  
only if such qualified health plans at  
each level of coverage described in     
section #acjb7;d77#a7 are offered by    
more than #a issuer4  4