TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1695 To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 9, 2021 Mr. KELLY of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. RYAN, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- ington, and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohi- bition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TRICARE Reserve 4 Select Improvement Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 May 01, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1695.IH H1695 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1695 IH SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TRICARE RE- 1 SERVE SELECT OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 2 THE SELECTED RESERVE. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1076d(a) of title 10, 4 United States Code, is amended— 5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) Except as 6 provided in paragraph (2), a member’’ and inserting 7 ‘‘A member’’; and 8 (2) by striking paragraph (2). 9 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 10 gress that the costs of carrying out the amendments made 11 by this section, if any, will be offset. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:26 May 01, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1695.IH H1695 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS