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The law › Title 5, Government Organization and Employees › Chapter 89

5 U.S.C. 8909: Employees Health Benefits Fund

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-554. Changed by 8 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8905, 5 U.S.C. 8906, 12 U.S.C. 5432, 12 U.S.C. 5584, 22 U.S.C. 4069c.

This Congress

  • H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. · became law · changed (a), (b)

How it got here

1998

  • Pub. L. 105–266 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) and (3). (Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 105–261 added subsec. (g). (Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999) Law text · (g)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–508, §7002(b), inserted at end "Payments from the Fund to a plan participating in a letter-of-credit arrangement under this chapter shall, in connection with any payment or reimbursement to be made by such plan for a health service or supply, be made, to the maximum extent … · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–508, §7002(c), added subsec. (f). · (f)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–654 substituted "former spouse, or person having continued coverage under section 8905a of this title" for "or former spouse" in two places. · (d)

1986

  • Pub. L. 99–251 substituted "enrollees" for "employees" in last sentence. · (b)

1985

  • Pub. L. 99–53, §2(e), substituted "section 8903(3) or 8903a" for "section 8903(3)" and inserted provision directing that if the successor organization is an organization described in section 8901(8)(B) of this title, any transferred employee, annuitant, or former spouse may not remain … · (d)
  • Pub. L. 99–53, §2(f), inserted "or 8903a" before "of this title". · (e)

1984

  • Pub. L. 98–615, §3(6)(A), substituted "enrollees" for "employees, annuitants," in provisions preceding par. (1). · (a), (b)
  • Pub. L. 98–615, §3(6)(B), substituted "Each employee, annuitant, or former spouse" for "Each employee or annuitant". · (d)

1978

  • Pub. L. 95–454 substituted "Office of Personnel Management" for "Civil Service Commission" and "Office" for "Commission" wherever appearing. · (a), (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.