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PUBLIC LAW 100-360—JULY 1, 1988 (B) COMPUTATION OF ACTUARIAL VALUES.—The Secretary

of Health and Human Services, before the beginning of each of 4 years (beginning with 1989 for duplicative part A benefits and beginning with 1990 for duplicative part B benefits) shall— (i) calculate and publish the national average actuarial value of duplicative part A benefits and duplicative part B benefits for 1988 and the year involved, and (ii) guidelines for employers to use, under subparagraph (A)(ii), in computing the actuarial value of such duplicative benefits with respect to each employer for such years. The guidelines published under clause (ii) shall include instructions to assist employers in determining whether or not employers are described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection. (c) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.— (1) IN GENERAL.—

(A) DupucATivE PART A BENEFITS.—Subsoction (a)(1) shall only be effective during the period beginning on January 1, 1989, and ending on December 31, 1989, or, if later, the date specified in paragraph (2). (B) DupuCATTVE PART B BENEFITS.—Subsoction (a)(2) shall only be effective during the period beginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on December 31, 1990, or, if later, the date specified in paragraph (2). (2) EXTENSION TO COVER CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

Contracts.

AGREEMENTS.—In the caso of employees or retired former employees who are provided duplicative part A benefits or duplicative part B benefits under a collective bargaining agreement that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, the date specified in this paragraph is the date of the expiration of the agreement (determined without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the date of the enactment of this Act). (d) EXCLUSION OF MULTI-EMPLOYER PLANS.—This section shall not apply with respect to duplicative benefits provided under a plan— (1) to which more than one employer is required to contribute, and (2) which is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between one or more employee organizations and more than one employer.

5 USC 8902 note. SEC. 422. RATE REDUCTION FOR MEDICARE ELIGIBLE FEDERAL ANNUITANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) The Office of Personnel Management shall, in consultation with carriers offering health benefits plans contracted pursuant to section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, reduce the rates charged medicare eligible individuals participating in such health benefit plans, by the amount, prorated for each covered medicare eligible individual, of the estimated cost of medical services and supplies which, but for the amendments made by subtitle A of title I and subtitle A of title II of this Act, would have been payable by such plans. (2) The reduced rates as provided under paragraph (1), shall apply as of the effective dates of the respective amendments.

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