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,r4 #bjjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjai,mr4  
,cumm+s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4
 ,mead[s1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1   
,mr4 ,"y1 & ,mr4 ,taylor7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to cl>ify t dur+ a lapse 9      
appropriations c]ta9 s]vices relat+ to !
 ,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits      
,program are except$ s]vices "u !       
,anti-,defici5cy ,act1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,ensur+ ,,fehbp ,cov]age ,dur+      
,%utd[ns ,act4  #b4 ,designat+ c]ta9    
,,fehbp-relat$ s]vices z except$ s]vices
 "u ! ,anti-,defici5cy ,act  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #hije ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7i7 ,any s]vices by an (fic] 
or employee "u ?is *apt] relat+ to      
enroll+ individuals 9 a heal? b5efits   
plan "u ?is *apt]1 or *ang+ ! enrollm5t 

( an individual already s enroll$ due to
 a qualify+ life ev5t1 %all be deem$1 = 
purposes ( section #acdb ( title #ca1   
s]vices = em]g5cies involv+ ! safety (  
human life or ! protection ( prop]ty4  4
  7b7 ,application ,! am5dm5t made by   
subsection 7a7 %all apply to any lapse 9
 appropriations beg9n+ on or aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4