5 U.S.C. § 8906a — Temporary employees

Page 1267 TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES § 8907 Office of Personnel Management shall transmit rec- ommendations to the Congress for comprehensive re- form of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Pro- gram.’’ CONTRIBUTIONS BY UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUND Pub. L. 100–203, title VI, § 6003, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–277, directed Postal Service to pay $160,000,000 in fiscal year 1988 and $270,000,000 in fiscal year 1989 into Employee Health Benefits Fund in addition to any amount deposited into Fund pursuant to this section in each such fiscal year. EMPLOYEES SERVING ON PART-TIME CAREER EMPLOYMENT BASIS ON OCTOBER 10, 1978 Pub. L. 95–437, § 4(c)(2)(B), Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1059, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by subpara- graph (A) [amending subsec. (b)(1) and (3) of this sec- tion] shall not apply with respect to any employee serving in a position on a part-time career employment basis on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 10, 1978] for such period as the employee continues to serve without a break in service in that or any other position on such part-time basis.’’ CALCULATION AND PAYMENT BY GOVERNMENT OF CON- TRIBUTIONS TO CONTINGENCY RESERVES OF ALL HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS Pub. L. 97–346, § 4, Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1650, directed Office of Personnel Management to determine amount by which Government contribution under 5 U.S.C. 8906(b) for the 1983 contract year was less than the Gov- ernment contribution which would have been deter- mined under such section for such contract year if Gov- ernment contribution had been calculated by using the two employee organization plans which in 1981 satisfied the standard set forth in 5 U.S.C. 8906(a)(3) directed Government to pay amount of difference thus deter- mined to contingency reserves of all health benefits plans for contract year 1983 in proportion to estimated number of individuals enrolled in such plans during 1983, and directed such payments be paid by appropriate agencies (including Postal Service and Postal Rate Commission) from appropriations referred to in 5 U.S.C. 8906(f) and (g) in same manner as if such pay- ments were Government contributions, and in amounts determined appropriate by Office of Personnel Manage- ment. ELECTION OF HEALTH BENEFITS DURING PERIOD OF SERVICE AS OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF AN EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION; CONTRIBUTIONS INTO EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS FUND; NON-ELECTION; REGULA- TIONS Election of health benefits within sixty days after July 18, 1966, by certain employees on leave without pay for service as officer or employee of an employee organization, contributions into Fund, effect of non- election of benefits, and regulations, see note set out under section 8706 of this title. § 8906a. Temporary employees (a)(1) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to provide for offer- ing health benefits plans to temporary employ- ees (who meet the requirements of paragraph (2)) under the provisions of this chapter. (2) To be eligible to participate in a health benefits plan offered under this section a tem- porary employee shall have completed 1 year of current continuous employment, excluding any break in service of 5 days or less. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8906— (1) any temporary employee enrolled in a health benefits plan under this section shall have an amount withheld from the pay of such employee, as determined by the Office of Per- sonnel Management, equal to— (A) the amount withheld from the pay of an employee under the provisions of section 8906; and (B) the amount of the Government con- tribution for an employee under section 8906; and (2) the employing agency of any such tem- porary employee shall not pay the Govern- ment contribution under the provisions of sec- tion 8906. (Added Pub. L. 100–654, title III, § 301(a), Nov. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 3846.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 100–654, title III, § 301(d), Nov. 14, 1988, 102 Stat. 3847, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [enacting this section and amending sec- tion 8913 of this title] shall be effective 120 days after the date of enactment of this section [Nov. 14, 1988].’’ § 8907. Information to individuals eligible to en- roll (a) The Office of Personnel Management shall make available to each individual eligible to en- roll in a health benefits plan under this chapter such information, in a form acceptable to the Office after consultation with the carrier, as may be necessary to enable the individual to ex- ercise an informed choice among the types of plans described by sections 8903 and 8903a of this title. (b) Each enrollee in a health benefits plan shall be issued an appropriate document setting forth or summarizing the— (1) services or benefits, including maxi- mums, limitations, and exclusions, to which the enrollee or the enrollee and any eligible family members are entitled thereunder; (2) procedure for obtaining benefits; and (3) principal provisions of the plan affecting the enrollee and any eligible family members. (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 605; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(2), (3), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 98–615, § 3(5), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3204; Pub. L. 99–53, § 2(d), June 17, 1985, 99 Stat. 94.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Derivation U.S. Code Revised Statutes and Statutes at Large .................. 5 U.S.C. 3009(d). Sept. 28, 1959, Pub. L. 86–382, § 10(d), 73 Stat. 715. Standard changes are made to conform with the defi- nitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–53 inserted reference to section 8903a of this title. 1984—Pub. L. 98–615, § 3(5)(C), substituted ‘‘individuals eligible to enroll’’ for ‘‘employees’’ in section catch- line. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–615, § 3(5)(A), substituted ‘‘indi- vidual’’ for ‘‘employee’’ in two places.