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,r4 #bdaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aa1 #bjag,mr4   
,issa introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide t c]ta9 curr5t & =m] ,f$]al     
employees & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces may  
enroll 9 ! ,f$]al ,employees ,heal?     
,b5efits ,program1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,eligibility ( c]ta9 individuals = !
 ,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits      
,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 any curr5t or =m]      
,f$]al employee :o is n o!rwise eligible
 to enroll 9 ! ,f$]al ,employees ,heal? 
,b5efits ,program "u *apt] #hi ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 may enroll 9   
su* ,program beg9n+ 9 cal5d> ye> #bjah4 
7b7 ,regulations ,except z provid$ "u   

?is section1 ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel       
,managem5t %all prescribe regulations to
 apply ! provisions ( su* *apt] to !    
greate/ ext5t practicable to individuals
 enroll$ "u ?is section4  7c7 ,d5tal &  
vision b5efits ,! ,(fice %all issue     
regulations necess>y to enroll su*      
individuals 9 d5tal or vision b5efits   
plans (f]$ "u *apt] #hi;,a or #hi;,b (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1          
respectively1 consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts (
 su* section4  7d7 ,risk pool ,! ,(fice 
%all ensure t individuals enroll$ "u ?is
 section %all be 9 ! same risk pool     
ma9ta9$ = employees 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 
section #hija7a7 ( *apt] #hi ( su*      
title74  7e7 ,prohibition on ,gov]nm5t  
contribution ,no ,gov]nm5t contribution 
%all be made = any individual enroll$ "u
 ?is section4  7f7 ,availability ( tax  
cr$it ,= purposes ( section #cf;,b ( !  
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 any     
cov]age "u ?is section %all be treat$ z 
cov]age "u a heal? plan (f]$ 9 !        
individual m>ket )9 a ,/ate4  7g7       

,def9ition ( ,f$]al employee ,9 ?is     
section1 ! t]m ,f$]al employee includes 
any memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or vet]an 7z t
 t]m is def9$ 9 section #aja ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 ( ! ,arm$     
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