Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7176 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 11, 2020 Mrs. LURIA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program, 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. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Health Care Fairness 4 for Military Families Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPENDENT COVERAGE 6 UNDER TRICARE YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM. 7 (a) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1110b of 8 title 10, United States Code, is amended in subsection 9 (b)— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:12 Jun 29, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7176.IH H7176 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7176 IH (1) by striking paragraph (3); and 1 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 2 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 3 (b) ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE PREMIUM FOR A 4 YOUNG ADULT.—Section 1110b of such title is further 5 amended by striking subsection (c). 6 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1075(c)(3) 7 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 8 ‘‘section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9 1076d or 1076e’’. 10 (d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 11 section shall apply with respect to determinations of de- 12 pendency (and related determinations of premiums) under 13 the TRICARE program pursuant to section 1110b of title 14 10, United States Code, made on or after January 1, 15 2020. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:12 Jun 29, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7176.IH H7176 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS