{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-890.1204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 890.1204","heading":"Effective date of coverage.","body":"Unless the U.S. Department of State determines that a later date is appropriate, coverage under § 890.1203(b) is effective on August 2, 1990, for hostages in Iraq and Kuwait and on the later of the date hostage status began or June 1, 1982, for hostages in Lebanon.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 890—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM","Subpart L—Benefits for United States Hostages in Iraq and Kuwait and United States Hostages Captured in Lebanon"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"e60c2088830c9f19c20244a1c5d6f17bd8796934cd6ea15f8640da7289c39f14","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-890.1203","next":"us/5-cfr-890.1205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}