,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #igc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #a1 #bjai,ms4   
,smi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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$vip & ,,fltcip 
,cov]age ,dur+ ,%utd[ns ,act4  #b4      
,cont9u+ supplem5tal d5tal & vision     
b5efits & long-t]m c>e insurance cov]age
 dur+ a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,subp>t ,g ( "p ,,iii ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section
 #hief1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7 
,) respect to an employee enroll$ 9 a   
d5tal b5efits plan "u ?is *apt] :o is   
plac$ 9 a nonpay /atus because ( a lapse
 9 appropriations1 ! cov]age "u ! d5tal 
b5efits plan %all cont9ue dur+ ! lapse 9

 appropriations & may n be cancell$ z a 
result ( nonpaym5t ( premiums or o!r    
p]iodic *>ges due to ! lapse 9          
appropriations4  2  7#b7 9 section      
#hihf1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7  
,) respect to an employee enroll$ 9 a   
vision b5efits plan "u ?is *apt] :o is  
plac$ 9 a nonpay /atus because ( a lapse
 9 appropriations1 ! cov]age "u ! vision
 b5efits plan %all cont9ue dur+ ! lapse 
9 appropriations & may n be cancell$ z a
 result ( nonpaym5t ( premiums or o!r   
p]iodic *>ges due to ! lapse 9          
appropriations4  2 &  7#c7 9 section    
#ijjc1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7e7  
,effect ( ,gov]nm5t %utd[n ,) respect to
 an employee or memb] ( ! uni=m$ s]vices
 enroll$ "u a ma/] contract = long-t]m  
c>e insurance "u ?is *apt] :o is plac$ 9
 a nonpay /atus because ( a lapse 9     
appropriations1 cov]age "u ! ma/]       
contract %all cont9ue dur+ ! lapse 9    
appropriations & may n be cancell$ z a  
result ( nonpaym5t ( premiums or o!r    
p]iodic *>ges due to ! lapse 9          

appropriations4  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+ plac$ 9 a nonpay /atus because ( 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 ( ! lapse 9      
appropriations4  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