To provide that the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefits of Members of Congress under the Federal employees health benefits program may not exceed the actuarial value of any prescription drug benefit under the Medicare Program.

Prohibits the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefit afforded to a current or former Member of Congress under the the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program from exceeding the actuarial value of any prescription drug benefit which may become available under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act if: (1) such member is eligible for such Medicare benefits; and (2) legislation providing for prescription drug benefits under Medicare is passed in the 1st session of the 108th Congress and enacted into law.

[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2817 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2817

 To provide that the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefits 
  of Members of Congress under the Federal employees health benefits 
  program may not exceed the actuarial value of any prescription drug 
                  benefit under the Medicare Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2003

 Mr. Goode (for himself and Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefits 
  of Members of Congress under the Federal employees health benefits 
  program may not exceed the actuarial value of any prescription drug 
                  benefit under the Medicare Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if 
legislation providing for prescription drug benefits under title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act is passed in the 1st session of the 108th 
Congress and enacted into law, then, effective beginning with the first 
year in which such benefits become available pursuant to such 
legislation--
            (1) the actuarial value of the prescription drug benefit 
        afforded to a current or former Member of Congress under 
        chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, in a year may not, 
        if such current or former Member is eligible for benefits under 
        title XVIII of the Social Security Act in such year, exceed
            (2) the actuarial value of any prescription drug benefit 
        which is available under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
        in such year by virtue of such legislation.
    (b) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
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