,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,april #a1 #bjai,ms4
 ,smith introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,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 ,in the event of a lapse
 in appropriations1 the ,director of the
 ,office of ,personnel ,management shall

 designate any officer or employee who  
performs services 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
 as an excepted employee 7as defined in 
section #acda7;c7 of title #ca74  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