Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act

Health Care Opportunities for Transportation Security Administration Employees Act

This bill allows employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to enroll or change their enrollment in a health insurance plan during a national emergency, such as the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and during the 30-day period following the end of the emergency.

The bill also increases the biweekly government contribution towards health insurance plans for part-time TSA employees to match that contributed for full-time employees.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6647 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6647

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to lower health care costs for 
 part-time Transportation Security Administration employees and allow 
Transportation Security Administration employees to change health care 
                     plans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2020

 Mr. Correa (for himself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
 Jackson Lee, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Cohen, 
  Mr. Costa, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Norton, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Richmond, Mrs. 
  Napolitano, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to lower health care costs for 
 part-time Transportation Security Administration employees and allow 
Transportation Security Administration employees to change health care 
                     plans, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Opportunities for 
Transportation Security Administration Employees Act''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH CARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TSA EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 8905 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) During a national emergency (including a pandemic such as 
that caused by COVID-19) and the 30-day period following the end of 
such emergency, a Transportation Security Administration employee--
            ``(1) if such employee is not enrolled in a health benefits 
        plan, dental benefits plan, or vision benefits plan under this 
        chapter, chapter 89A, or chapter 89B, respectively, may enroll 
        in such a plan; and
            ``(2) if such employee is enrolled in any such plan, may 
        change such enrollment.''.
    (b) Contributions.--Section 8906(b) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) In the case of an employee of the Transportation 
        Security Administration who is occupying a position on a part-
        time career employment basis, the biweekly Government 
        contribution shall be equal to that of an employee serving in a 
        comparable position on a full-time career basis (as determined 
        under regulations prescribed by the Office). In this paragraph, 
        the term `part-time career employment' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 3401(2).''.
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