2 U.S.C. § 2063 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 2. The Congress § 2063. Senate Employee Child Care Center

(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) 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) 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) who is an employee of the Center in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.

(d)Employee records; amount of deductions

The Center shall--

(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.