[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1912 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1912 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any carrier offering obstetrical benefits under the health benefits program for Federal employees must also provide benefits relating to certain ``family-building procedures'', and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 1993 Mrs. Schroeder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any carrier offering obstetrical benefits under the health benefits program for Federal employees must also provide benefits relating to certain ``family-building procedures'', 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 Employee Family-Building Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. FAMILY-BUILDING BENEFIT. Section 8902 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(o)(1) For the purpose of this subsection-- ``(A) the term `family-building procedure' means-- ``(i) a medical procedure to overcome infertility, including a procedure to achieve pregnancy or to carry pregnancy to term; and ``(ii) procedures relating to child adoption; and ``(B) the term `child' means an individual who is under 18 years of age and unmarried. ``(2) Any contract under this chapter which provides obstetrical benefits shall also provide benefits for family-building procedures. Any deductible, coinsurance provision, and other similar term or condition under any such contract shall be no more restrictive for family-building benefits than for obstetrical benefits. ``(3) To the extent that a contract under this chapter relates to procedures under paragraph (1)(A)(ii), such contract shall provide that-- ``(A) benefits shall consist of reimbursement for reasonable and necessary-- ``(i) medical expenses directly relating to the adoption of the child (such as those relating to obstetrical care for the biological mother, medical care for the child, and physical examinations for the pre-adoptive or adoptive parent or parents); and ``(ii) counseling fees directly relating to the adoption of the child; and ``(B) benefits shall be available in connection with-- ``(i) obstetrical care for the biological mother if, or to the extent that, the pre-adoptive or adoptive parent or parents are legally responsible (whether by contract or under applicable provisions of law) for the cost of such care; and ``(ii) medical care for the child if, or to the extent that, the pre-adoptive or adoptive parent or parents are legally responsible (whether by contract or under applicable provisions of law) for the cost of such care.''. SEC. 3. USE OF SICK LEAVE; PROHIBITION OF COERCION. Section 6307 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d)(1) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations under which sick leave otherwise available to an employee under this subchapter shall also be available for purposes relating to family-building procedures. ``(2)(A) An employee may not directly or indirectly intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other employee for the purpose of interfering with such other employee's rights under this subsection. ``(B) For the purposes of this subsection-- ``(i) the term `family-building procedure' has the meaning given such term by section 8902(o)(1)(A); and ``(ii) the term `intimidate, threaten, or coerce' includes promising to confer or conferring any benefit (such as appointment, promotion, or compensation), or effecting or threatening to effect any reprisal (such as deprivation of appointment, promotion, or compensation).''. <all>