,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjjd  ,,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 cont9ue supplem5tal d5tal &  
vision b5efits & long-t]m c>e insurance 
cov]age = ,f$]al employees affect$ by a 
,gov]nm5t %utd[n1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,ensur+ ,,f$vip & ,,fltcip ,cov]age     
,dur+ ,%utd[ns ,act4  #b4 ,cont9u+      
supplem5tal d5tal & vision b5efits &    
long-t]m c>e insurance cov]age dur+ a   
,gov]nm5t %utd[n  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--     
7#a7 9 section #hief1 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7d7 ,cov]age "u a d5tal       
b5efits plan "u ?is *apt] = any employee
 enroll$ 9 su* a plan & :o1 z a result (
 a lapse 9 appropriations1 is furl\gh$  

or except$ f furl\gh & work+ )\t pay    
%all cont9ue dur+ su* lapse & may n be  
cancell$ z a result ( nonpaym5t (       
premiums or o!r p]iodic *>ges due to su*
 lapse4  2  7#b7 9 section #hihf1 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 ,cov]age "u
 a vision b5efits plan "u ?is *apt] =   
any employee enroll$ 9 su* a plan & :o1 
z a result ( a lapse 9 appropriations1  
is furl\gh$ or except$ f furl\gh & work+
 )\t pay %all cont9ue dur+ su* lapse &  
may n be cancell$ z a result ( nonpaym5t
 ( premiums or o!r p]iodic *>ges due to 
su* lapse4  2 &  7#c7 9 section #ijjc1  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,effect 
( ,gov]nm5t %utd[n ,cov]age "u a ma/]   
contract "u ?is *apt] = long-t]m c>e    
insurance = an employee or memb] ( !    
uni=m$ s]vices enroll$ "u su* contract &
 :o1 due to a lapse 9 appropriations1 is
 furl\gh$ or except$ f furl\gh & work+  
)\t pay %all cont9ue dur+ su* lapse &   
may n be cancell$ z a result ( nonpaym5t
 ( premiums or o!r p]iodic *>ges due to 
su* lapse4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,!      

,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t %all prescribe regulations "u
 :i* premiums = supplem5tal d5tal1      
supplem5tal vision1 or long-t]m c>e     
insurance "u *apt] #hi;,a1 #hi;,b1 or   
#ij 7respectively7 ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 7z am5d$ by subsection    
7a77 t are unpaid by an employee or     
memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices 7z ! case may  
be71 z a result ( t employee or memb]   
be+ furl\gh$ or except$ f furl\gh &     
work+ )\t pay z a result ( a lapse 9    
appropriations1 are paid to ! applicable
 c>ri] f back pay made available to !   
employee or memb] z soon z practicable  
^u ! end ( su* lapse4  7c7 ,application 
,! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all 
apply to any contract = supplem5tal     
d5tal1 supplem5tal vision1 or long-t]m  
c>e insurance "u *apt] #hi;,a1 #hi;,b1  
or #ij 7respectively7 ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 ent]$ into be=e1 on1 or  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4