Mr. Speaker. the principal purpose of the bill is to provide for a more equitable costsharing basis by the Federal Government and its employees with respect to the premium charges under the Federal employees health benefits program. Additionally. the bill extends coverage of the group life insurance program to noncitizen employees in the Panama Canal Zone and corrects an inequity with respect to survivors of employees with less than 5 years of service. Under current law the Governments share of the premium costs of the health benefits program is a fixed dollar amount. As costs of the programs have risen and more and more employees have chosen the highoption plans. the Governments share of the total premium costs has continually dropped.
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