,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gdge ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4 ,vela introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide t ! p]iod ( a nationwide p&emic is a special enrollm5t p]iod "u ! ,f$]al ,employees ,heal? ,b5efits ,program1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,,fehbp ,cov]age ,dur+ ,p&emic ,act4 #b4 ,,fehbp special enrollm5t p]iod dur+ public heal? em]g5cy 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #hije ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7j7 7#a7 ,an un5roll$ employee may1 dur+ ! p]iod t a nationwide p&emic is 9 effect 7z det]m9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t71 enroll 9 a heal? b5efits plan "u ?is *apt]4 7#b7 ,an employee :o is enroll$ 9 su* a plan may1 dur+ any p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 *ange su* enrollm5t4 4 7b7 ,application ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all apply to any contract ent]$ into "u section #hijb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4