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Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60

§8960 Studies, Reports, and Audits

Title 5 › Part III— EMPLOYEES › Subpart G— Insurance and Annuities › Chapter 89A— ENHANCED DENTAL BENEFITS › § 8960

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Contracts must make a qualified company give the Office whatever reasonable reports the Office needs and must let the Office and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) look at the company’s records when needed. Federal agencies must keep records, make required certifications, and give the Office, the qualified company, or both any information or reports the Office asks for. The Office must do regular reviews of the plans covered by this chapter, compare their dental benefits with those in chapter 89 to check competitiveness, and work with the GAO on periodic evaluations.

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Title 5, §8960

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Each contract shall contain provisions requiring the qualified company to—
(1)furnish such reasonable reports as the Office determines to be necessary to enable it to carry out its functions under this chapter; and
(2)permit the Office and representatives of the Government Accountability Office to examine such records of the qualified company as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b)Each Federal agency shall keep such records, make such certifications, and furnish the Office, the qualified company, or both, with such information and reports as the Office may require.
(c)The Office shall conduct periodic reviews of plans under this chapter, including a comparison of the dental benefits available under chapter 89, to ensure the competitiveness of plans under this chapter. The Office shall cooperate with the Government Accountability Office to provide periodic evaluations of the program.

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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. § 8960

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60