(a) Applicability of provisions The provisions of this section shall apply to any individual who is employed by the Senate day care center (known as the Senate Employee Child Care Center and hereafter in this section referred to as the Center) established pursuant to Senate Resolution 269, Ninety-eighth Congress, and section
2061 of this title.
(b) Employee election of health care insurance coverage Any individual described under subsection (a) of this section who is employed by the Center on or after August 14, 1991, shall be deemed an employee under section
8901 (1) of title
5 for purposes of health insurance coverage under chapter 89 of such title. An individual described under subsection (a) of this section who is an employee of the Center on August 14, 1991, may elect coverage under this subsection during the 31-day period beginning on August 14, 1991, and during such periods as determined by the Office of Personnel Management for employees of the Center employed after August 14, 1991.
(c) Deductions and withholding from employee pay
The Center shall make such deductions and withholdings from the pay of an individual described under subsection (a) of this section who is an employee of the Center in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Employee records; amount of deductions The Center shall
(1) maintain records on all employees covered under this section in such manner as the Secretary of the Senate may require for administrative purposes; and
(2) after consultation with the Secretary of the Senate
(A) make deductions from the pay of employees of amounts determined in accordance with section
8906 of title
5; and
(B) transmit such deductions to the Secretary of the Senate for deposit and remittance to the Office of Personnel Management.
(e) Government contributions Government contributions for individuals receiving benefits under this section, as computed under section
8906 of title
5, shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate from the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, miscellaneous items.
(f) Regulations
The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
