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 103 STAT. 556 PUBLIC LAW 101-76—AUG. 11, 1989 Public Law 101-76 101st Congress An Act Aug 11 1989 Relating to the method by which Government contributions to the Federal employees health benefits program shall be computed for 1990 or 1991 if no Government-wide •^•• •" indemnity benefit plan participates in that year. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 5 USC 8906 note. United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a)(1) in the administration of chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, for contract year 1990 or 1991, in order to compute the average subscription charges under section 8906(a) of such title for such contract years, the subscription charges in effect for the indemnity benefit plan on the beginning date of each such contract year shall be deemed to be the subscription charges which— (A) were in effect for such plan on the beginning date of the preceding contract year as adjusted under paragraph (2); or (B) if subparagraph (A) does not apply, were deemed under this Act to have been in effect for such plan with respect to the preceding contract year as adjusted under paragraph (2). (2) The subscription charges under paragraph (1) shall be in- creased or decreased (as appropriate) by the average percentage by which the respective subscription charges taken into account under paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of such section 8906(a) for that contract year incresised or decreased from the subscription charges taken into account under such paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) for the preceding contract year. (b) Separate percentages shall be computed under subsection (a)(2) with respect to enrollments for self alone and enrollments for self and family, respectively. (c) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to contract year 1991, if comprehensive reform legislation is enacted to amend section 8906 of title 5, United States Code, and such amendment is required to be implemented by the commencement of negotiations pertaining to rates and benefits for such contract year. (d) Any reference in this Act to a "contract year" shall be consid- ered to be a reference to a contract year under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. (e) No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall

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