To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime, and for other purposes.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1822 To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 11, 2021 Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that cer- tain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME IN PUERTO 3 RICO. 4 (a) AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME IN PUERTO 5 RICO.—Section 1097 of title 10, United States Code, is 6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub- 7 section: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:26 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1822.IH H1822 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1822 IH ‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE PRIME IN PUERTO 1 RICO.—(1) In designating geographical areas under sub- 2 section (b)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 3 the individuals described in paragraph (2) may enroll in 4 TRICARE Prime in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 5 beginning not later than January 1, 2022. 6 ‘‘(2) The individuals described in this paragraph 7 are— 8 ‘‘(A) beneficiaries covered by subsection (c) of 9 section 1086 of this title, other than Medicare-eligi- 10 ble beneficiaries described in subsection (d)(2) of 11 such section; and 12 ‘‘(B) beneficiaries in the active-duty family 13 member category (as described in section 1075(b)(1) 14 of this title), without regard to whether such bene- 15 ficiaries are dependents of members who have relo- 16 cated pursuant to an order for a change in duty sta- 17 tion that does not authorize the dependent to accom- 18 pany the member to the new duty station at the ex- 19 pense of the United States.’’. 20 (b) REPORT.—Not later than six months after the 21 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 22 shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 23 House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 24 progress of the Secretary in carrying out the requirements 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:26 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1822.IH H1822 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1822 IH of subsection (f) of section 1097 of title 10, United States 1 Code, as added by subsection (a). 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:26 May 03, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1822.IH H1822 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS