Senate Bill Continues Several Policies

The Senate version of the Transportation-Treasury bill, like the House-passed bill, continues several long-standing provisions of similar bills. These include: generally requiring Federal Employees Health Benefits program carriers to pay for prescription contraceptive coverage; barring “lifestyle” and other training not directly related to the performance of official duties; barring the release of employee names and home addresses to unions, which could use them for recruiting purposes. The Senate bill also contains provisions designed to crack down on employees who misuse official purchase and travel charge cards, including requiring agencies to take disciplinary action such as revoking the employee’s security clearance.