To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the level of Government contributions under the Federal employees health benefits program.

Increases the biweekly contribution payable by the Government for a Federal employee or annuitant enrolled in a Federal employee health insurance plan.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 633 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 633

    To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the level of 
 Government contributions under the Federal employees health benefits 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2005

Mr. Hoyer (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
  Ford, Mr. Holden, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Moran of 
   Virginia, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
  Hinchey, Ms. Waters, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
Owens, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis 
of Tennessee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. 
      Waxman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Filner, Mr. Michaud, Mr. 
Ruppersberger, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore of 
    Kansas, Mr. Olver, Mr. Farr, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. 
    McCarthy, Mr. Allen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
 Lipinski, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Frank of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Simmons, and Mr. McHugh) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the level of 
 Government contributions under the Federal employees health benefits 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 8906(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``72'' and inserting 
        ``80''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``75'' and inserting 
        ``83''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first contract 
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply for purposes of determining the level of Government contributions 
payable in such contract year and each contract year thereafter.
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