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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4220
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain charges under
the TRICARE dental program for members of the Selected Reserve
of the Ready Reserve, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 20, 2023
Mr. KIM of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Mississippi) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain
charges under the TRICARE dental program for mem-
bers of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dental Care for Our
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Troops Act’’.
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SEC. 2. TRICARE DENTAL FOR SELECTED RESERVE.
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Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) in the header, by striking ‘‘SE-
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LECTED RESERVE AND’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘for members of the
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Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve
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and’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2), in the header, by in-
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serting ‘‘INDIVIDUAL READY’’ after ‘‘OTHER’’;
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and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new
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paragraph:
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‘‘(5) PLAN FOR SELECTED RESERVE.—A dental
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benefits plan for members of the Selected Reserve of
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the Ready Reserve.’’;
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(2) in subsection (d)—
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(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
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paragraph (4); and
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
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following new paragraph:
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‘‘(3) NO PREMIUM PLANS.—(A) The dental in-
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surance plan established under subsection (a)(5) is
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a no premium plan.
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‘‘(B) Members enrolled in a no premium plan
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may not be charged a premium for benefits provided
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under the plan.’’;
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(3) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘a mem-
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ber of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve
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or’’;
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(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (l)
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as subsections (g) through (m), respectively;
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(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
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lowing new subsection (f):
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‘‘(f) COPAYMENTS UNDER NO PREMIUM PLANS.—A
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member who receives dental care under a no premium plan
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referred to in subsection (d)(3) shall pay no charge for
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any care described in subsection (c).’’; and
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(6) in subsection (i), as redesignated by para-
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graph (4), by striking ‘‘subsection (k)(2)’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘subsection (l)(2)’’.
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