112 STAT. 2950 PUBLIC LAW 105-311—OCT. 30, 1998 Public Law 105-311 105th Congress An Act Oct. 30, 1998 [H.R. 2675] Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act. To provide for the Office of Personnel Management to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the provision of certain options for universal life insurance coverage and additional death and dismemberment insurance under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to improve the administration of such chapter, 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 "Federal Employees Life Insurance 5 USC 8701 note. Improvement Act". SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE OPTIONS OFFERED TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than July 31, 1998, the Office of Personnel Management shall conduct a study on life insurance options for Federal employees described under subsection (b) and submit a report to Congress. (b) STUDY AND REPORT. — The study and report referred to under subsection (a) shall— (1) survey and ascertain the interest of Federal employees in an offering under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, of insurance coverage options relating to— (A) group universal life insurance; (B) group variable universal life insurance; and (C) additional voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance; and (2) include any comments, analysis, and recommendations of the Office of Personnel Management relating to such options. SEC. 3. REPEAL OF MAXIMUM LIMITATION ON EMPLOYEE INSURANCE. Chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 8701(c), in the first sentence, by striking the comma immediately following "$10,000" and all that follows and inserting a period; and (2) in section 8714b(b), in the first sentence, by striking "except" and all that follows and inserting a period. SEC. 4. FOSTER CHILD COVERAGE. Section 8701(d)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting "or foster child" after "stepchild" both places it appears.
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