,,ii #aac? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #aiah ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,janu>y #ad1 #bjad,mrs4 ,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to provide a special *ange 9 /atus rule = employees :o become eligible = ,,tric>e4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cl>ity = ,milit>y ,retiree ,heal? ,c>e ,act4 #b4 ,special *ange 9 /atus rule = employees :o become eligible = ,,tric>e 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7g7 ( section #abe ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 7#e7 ,*ange 9 /atus relat+ to ,,tric>e eligibility ,= purposes ( ?is section1 if a cafet]ia plan p]mits an employee to revoke an election dur+ a p]iod ( cov]age & to make a new election bas$ on a *ange 9 /atus ev5t1 an ev5t t causes ! employee to become eligible = cov]age "u ! ,,tric>e program %all be treat$ z a *ange 9 /atus ev5t4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is section %all apply to ev5ts occurr+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4