ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NONAPPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEES FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

SEC. 1101. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NONAPPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEES FOR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE. (a) In General.—Section 9001(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and”; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ‘; and”; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: “(D) an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense described in section 2105(c),”. (b) Discretionary Authority.—Section 9002 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (D, respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): “(b) Discretionary Authority Regarding Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities.—The Secretary of Defense may determine that a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense is covered under this chapter or is covered under an alternative long-term care insurance program.”.