CONTINUED COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND ANNUITANTS OF THE ALASKA RAILROAD IN FEDERAL HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS AND LIFE INSURANCE PLANS.

SEC. 136. CONTINUED COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND ANNUITANTS OF THE ALASKA RAILROAD IN FEDERAL HEALTH BENEFITS PLANS AND LIFE INSURANCE PLANS. (a) Amendment to Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982.— Section 607 of the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (45 U.S.C. 1206) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(e) (1) Any person described under the provisions of paragraph (2) may elect life insurance coverage under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, and enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. “(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply to any person who— “(A) (i) retired from the State-owned railroad during the period beginning on or after January 4, 1985 through the date of enactment of this subsection; and “(ii) (I) was covered under a life insurance policy pursuant to chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, on January 4, 1985, for the purpose of electing life insurance coverage under the provisions of paragraph (1); or “(II) was enrolled in a health benefits plan pursuant to chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, on January 4, 1985, for the purpose of enrolling in a health benefits plan under the provisions of paragraph (1); or “(B) (i) on the date of enactment of this subsection is an employee of the State-owned railroad; and “(ii) (I) has 26 years or more of service (in the civil service as a Federal employee or as an employee of the State-owned railroad, combined) on the date of retirement from the State-owned railroad; and “(II) (aa) was covered under a life insurance policy pursuant to chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, on January 4, 1985, for the purpose of electing life insurance coverage under the provisions of paragraph (1); or “(bb) was enrolled in a health benefits plan pursuant to chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, on January 4, 1985, for the purpose of enrolling in a health benefits plan under the provisions of paragraph (1). 101 STAT. 1767 “(3) For purposes of this section, any person described under the provisions of paragraph (2) shall be deemed to have been covered under a life insurance policy under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, and to have been enrolled in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, during the period beginning on January 5, 1985 through the date of retirement of any such person. “(4) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any person described under paragraph (2xB), until the date such person retires from the State-owned railroad.”. (b) Administrative Provisions.— Within 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall notify any person described under the provisions of section 607(e)(2)(A) of such Act, for the purpose of the election of a life insurance policy or the enrollment in a health benefits plan pursuant to the provisions of section 607(e)(1) of the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section).