Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§8992 Administrative functions

Title 5 › Part PART III— - EMPLOYEES › Subpart Subpart G— - Insurance and Annuities › Chapter CHAPTER 89B— - ENHANCED VISION BENEFITS › § 8992

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Office must write rules to carry out this part of the law. The rules can leave out an employee if the type of job or the job conditions make the rules not fit. The Office must also work with each qualified company to set up coordinated sign-ups, outreach, and education as needed. That information must include the vision benefits under chapter 89 and explain the pros and cons of getting extra coverage under this chapter.

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Title 5, §8992

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Office shall prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter. The regulations may exclude an employee on the basis of the nature and type of employment or conditions pertaining to it.

(b)The Office shall, as appropriate, provide for coordinated enrollment, promotion, and education efforts as appropriate in consultation with each qualified company. The information under this subsection shall include information relating to the vision benefits available under chapter 89, including the advantages and disadvantages of obtaining additional coverage under this chapter.

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Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 23, 2004, and applicable to contracts that take effect with respect to the calendar year 2006, see section 7 of Pub. L. 108–496, set out as a note under section 8951 of this title.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 8992

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73