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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10129 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding 

treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2024 

Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. KIM of New Jersey) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event 

for enrollment in TRICARE Select. 

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

3 SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM TO TREAT PREGNANCY AS A 

4 QUALIFYING EVENT FOR ENROLLMENT IN 

5 TRICARE SELECT. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

8 Defense shall commence a five-year pilot program under 

9 which the Secretary shall treat pregnancy as a qualifying 

10 event under section 1099(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United 


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1 States Code, for enrollment in TRICARE Select by an eli2 gible beneficiary. 

3 (b) INITIAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

5 shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees 

6 a briefing on the status of the pilot program under sub7 section (a). 

8 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 

9 the Secretary commences the pilot program under sub10 section (a), and annually thereafter for the next four 

11 years, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate con12 gressional committees a report on the pilot program. Each 

13 such report shall include the number of covered enrollment 

14 changes, disaggregated by— 

15 (1) month, beginning with January 2026; and 

16 (2) whether the eligible beneficiary made such 

17 covered enrollment change— 

18 (A) because the eligible beneficiary is a 

19 member of the uniformed services who sepa20 rated from active duty; 

21 (B) because the eligible beneficiary is a 

22 member of the uniformed services who returned 

23 to active duty; 


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1 (C) because the eligible beneficiary is a de2 pendent of a member of the uniformed services 

3 who separated from active duty; 

4 (D) because the eligible beneficiary is a de5 pendent of a member of the uniformed services 

6 who returned to active duty; or 

7 (E) based on the treatment, under the 

8 pilot program, of pregnancy as a qualifying 

9 event for enrollment in TRICARE Select. 

10 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘covered enrollment change’’ 

12 means a change to a previous election by an eligible 

13 beneficiary under subsection (b)(1) of section 1099 

14 of title 10, United States Code, to enroll in a health 

15 care plan designated under subsection (c) of such 

16 section. 

17 (2) The term ‘‘eligible beneficiary’’ means an 

18 individual who is eligible to enroll in TRICARE Se19 lect under section 1075(b) of title 10, United States 

20 Code. 

21 (3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE program’’ and 

22 ‘‘TRICARE Select’’ have the meanings given such 

23 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

24 Code. 


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1 (4) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com2 mittees’’ means— 

3 (A) the Committee on Armed Services of 

4 the House of Representatives; 

5 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

6 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 

7 (C) the Committee on Energy and Com8 merce of the House of Representatives; and 

9 (D) the Committee on Armed Services of 

10 the Senate. 

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