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5 U.S.C. § 8903b — Authority to readmit an employee organization plan
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**(a)** In the event that a plan described by section 8903(3) or 8903a is discontinued under this chapter (other than in the circumstance described in section 8909(d)), that discontinuation shall be disregarded, for purposes of any determination as to that plan’s eligibility to be considered an approved plan under this chapter, but only for purposes of any contract year later than the third contract year beginning after such plan is so discontinued.
**(b)** A contract for a plan approved under this section shall require the carrier—
(1) to demonstrate experience in service delivery within a managed care system (including provider networks) throughout the United States; and
(2) if the carrier involved would not otherwise be subject to the requirement set forth in section 8903a(c)(1), to satisfy such requirement.
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**(a)** In the event that a plan described by section 8903(3) or 8903a is discontinued under this chapter (other than in the circumstance described in section 8909(d)), that discontinuation shall be disregarded, for purposes of any determination as to that plan’s eligibility to be considered an approved plan under this chapter, but only for purposes of any contract year later than the third contract year beginning after such plan is so discontinued.
**(b)** A contract for a plan approved under this section shall require the carrier—
(1) to demonstrate experience in service delivery within a managed care system (including provider networks) throughout the United States; and
(2) if the carrier involved would not otherwise be subject to the requirement set forth in section 8903a(c)(1), to satisfy such requirement.
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For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) “employee” means—
(A) an employee as defined by [section 2105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2105&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) a Member of Congress as defined by [section 2106 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2106&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) a Congressional employee as defined by [section 2107 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section2107&num=0&edition=prelim);
(D) the President;
(E) an individual first employed by the government of the District of Columbia before October 1, 1987;
(F) an individual employed by Gallaudet College; 11 See Change of Name note below.
(G) an individual employed by a county committee established under [section 590h(b) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(H) an individual appointed to a position on the office staff of a former President under section 1(b) of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838);
(I) an individual appointed to a position on the office staff of a former President, or a former Vice President under section 5 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended (78 Stat. 153), who immediately before the date of such appointment was an employee as defined under any other subparagraph of this paragraph; and
(J) an individual who is employed by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission and is a citizen of the United States,
but does not include—
(i) an employee of a corporation supervised by the Farm Credit Administration if private interests elect or appoint a member of the board of directors;
(ii) a
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TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
§ 8903c
as amended, set out as a note under section 8341 of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–454 effective 90 days after
Oct. 13, 1978, see section 907 of Pub. L. 95–454, set out as
a note under section 1101 of this title.
§ 8903a. Additional health benefits plans
(a) In addition to any plan under section 8903
of this title, the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment may contract for or approve one or more
health benefits plans under this section.
(b) A plan under this section may not be con-
tracted for or approved unless it—
(1) is sponsored or underwritten, and admin-
istered, in whole or substantial part, by an
employee organization described in section
8901(8)(B) of this title;
(2) offers benefits of the types named by
paragraph (1) or (2) of section 8904 of this title
or both;
(3) provides for benefits only by paying for,
or providing reimbursement for, the cost of
such benefits (as provided for under paragraph
(1) or (2) of section 8903 of this title) or a com-
bination thereof; and
(4) is available only to individuals who, at
the time of enrollment, are full members of
the organization and to members of their fam-
ilies.
(c) A contract for a plan approved under this
section shall require the carrier—
(1) to enter into an agreement approved by
the Office with an underwriting subcontractor
licensed to issue group health insurance in all
the States and the District of Columbia; or
(2) to demonstrate ability to meet reason-
able minimum financial standards prescribed
by the Office.
(d) For the purpose of this section, an indi-
vidual shall be considered a full member of an
organization if such individual is eligible to ex-
ercise all rights and privile
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