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Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot -> per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched. LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "LegalText"
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title: "5 U.S.C. § 8982"
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description: "Availability of vision benefits"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 5
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title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
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chapter_number: "89B"
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chapter_name: "ENHANCED VISION BENEFITS"
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section: "8982"
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citation: "5 U.S.C. § 8982"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 5 U.S.C. § 8982 - Availability of vision benefits
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## Text
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(a) The Office shall establish and administer a program through which an eligible individual may obtain vision coverage to supplement coverage available through chapter 89.
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(b) The Office shall determine, in the exercise of its reasonable discretion, the financial requirements for qualified companies to participate in the program.
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(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the availability of vision benefits provided by health benefits plans under chapter 89.
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(Added Pub. L. 108–496, § 3, Dec. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 4007.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection 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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