You are not misreading that, but as Director Berry indicated, in their review of the legislation, OPM has come up with a number of technical recommendations, and that would be one.
it made much more sense to create this mechanism to provide the employment fringe benefits, and that's what this bill is limited to.
the Federal employee who is in a same-sex partnership, whether they are married, in a marriage recognized at their State level or not, would...
This legislation is needed to offer gay and lesbian Federal workers true equality and benefits and ensure fairness in the workplace.