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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2824 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide TRICARE Standard 

coverage for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who 

serve at least one year on active duty overseas. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 8, 2005 

Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. TAYLOR 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 provide TRICARE 

Standard coverage for members of reserve components 

of the Armed Forces who serve at least one year on 

active duty overseas. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS 

4 OF RESERVE COMPONENTS WHO SERVE AT 

5 LEAST ONE YEAR ON ACTIVE DUTY OVER6 SEAS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.— 
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1 (1) TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE.—Chapter 

2 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

3 inserting after section 1076d the following new sec4 tion: 

5 ‘‘§ 1076e. TRICARE program: coverage for members 

6 of reserve components who serve at least 

7 one year on active duty overseas 

8 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding section 1076d 

9 of this title, a member of the Ready Reserve or Retired 

10 Reserve of a reserve component of the armed forces is eli11 gible for health benefits under TRICARE Standard after 

12 the member completes service on active duty to which the 

13 member was called or ordered for a period of more than 

14 30 days under a provision of law referred to in section 

15 101(a)(13)(B) if the member served, for one year or more 

16 pursuant to such call or order— 

17 ‘‘(1) continuously on active duty; and 

18 ‘‘(2) while assigned to a duty station at a loca19 tion outside the United States. 

20 ‘‘(b) PERIOD OF COVERAGE.—TRICARE Standard 

21 coverage of a member under this section, on the basis of 

22 active-duty service performed as described in subsection 

23 (a)— 

24 ‘‘(1) begins upon the expiration of the mem25 ber’s entitlement to care and benefits under section 
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1 1145(a) of this title that is based on the same ac2 tive-duty service; and 

3 ‘‘(2) terminates upon the termination of the 

4 member’s service in the Ready Reserve or Retired 

5 Reserve. 

6 ‘‘(c) FAMILY MEMBERS.—While a member of a re7 serve component is covered by TRICARE Standard under 

8 this section, the members of the immediate family of such 

9 member are eligible for TRICARE Standard coverage as 

10 dependents of the member. 

11 ‘‘(d) PREMIUMS.—A member of a reserve component 

12 covered by TRICARE Standard under this section shall 

13 pay a premium for that coverage. The premium shall be 

14 the same as the premiums prescribed under section 1076d 

15 of this title for members covered by TRICARE Standard 

16 under that section. 

17 ‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO SECTION 1076d.—In the case 

18 of a member of a reserve component eligible for TRICARE 

19 Standard coverage under this section and under section 

20 1076d of this title, the member may chose the coverage 

21 that is most advantageous to the member. 

22 ‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘imme23 diate family’ and ‘TRICARE Standard’ have the meanings 

24 provided in section 1076d of this title. 
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1 ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

2 consultation with the other administering Secretaries, 

3 shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this 

4 section.’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec6 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

7 by inserting after the item relating to section1076d 

8 the following new item: 

‘‘1076e. TRICARE program: coverage for members of reserve components who 

serve at least one year on active duty overseas.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1076e of title 10, 

10 United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 

11 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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