,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4  
,vela introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
to provide that the period of a         
nationwide pandemic is a special        
enrollment period under the ,federal    
,employees ,health ,benefits ,program1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ensuring ,,fehbp ,coverage ,during     
,pandemic ,act4  #b4 ,,fehbp special    
enrollment period during public health  
emergency  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#hije of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7j7 7#a7 ,an unenrolled 
employee may1 during the period that a  
nationwide pandemic is in effect 7as    
determined by the ,office of ,personnel 
,management71 enroll in a health        
benefits plan under this chapter4  7#b7 

,an employee who is enrolled in such a  
plan may1 during any period described in
 paragraph 7#a71 change such enrollment4
  4  7b7 ,application ,the amendment    
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to   
any contract entered into under section 
#hijb of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 before1 on1 or after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4