1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEHB Protection Act . 2. FEHB improvements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. (2) Employing office The term employing office has the meaning given the term in section 890.101(a) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (3) Health benefits plan; member of family The terms health benefits plan and member of family have the meanings given those terms in section 8901 of title 5, United States Code. (4) Open season The term open season means an open season described in section 890.301(f) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (5) Program The term Program means the health insurance programs carried out under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, including the program carried out under section 8903c of that title. (6) Qualifying life event The term qualifying life event has the meaning given the term in section 892.101 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (b) Verification requirements Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue regulations and implement a process to require each employing office to verify— (1) the veracity of any qualifying life event through which an enrollee in the Program seeks to add a member of family with respect to the enrollee to a health benefits plan under the Program