,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #a1 #bjai,mr4 
,cummings 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 
,mr4 ,meadows1 ,ms4 ,clark of           
,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,young1 and ,mr4   
,taylor7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to clarify that during a lapse in       
appropriations certain services relating
 to the ,federal ,employees ,health     
,benefits ,program are excepted services
 under the ,anti-,deficiency ,act1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring
 ,,fehbp ,coverage ,during ,shutdowns   
,act4  #b4 ,designating certain         
,,fehbp-related services as excepted    
services under the ,anti-,deficiency    
,act  7a7 ,in general ,section #hije of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7i7 ,any services by an     

officer or employee under this chapter  
relating to enrolling individuals in a  
health benefits plan under this chapter1
 or changing the enrollment of an       
individual already so enrolled due to a 
qualifying life event1 shall be deemed1 
for purposes of section #acdb of title  
#ca1 services for emergencies involving 
the safety of human life or the         
protection of property4  4  7b7         
,application ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall apply to any lapse 
in appropriations beginning on or after 
the date of enactment of this ,act4