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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4746 

To permit reenrollment and establishment by retiree beneficiaries of monthly 

enrollment fee payment for TRICARE Select at any time during 2021, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 

Mr. DAINES introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To permit reenrollment and establishment by retiree beneficiaries of monthly enrollment fee payment for 

TRICARE Select at any time during 2021, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TRICARE Retiree 

5 Protection Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REENROLLMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT BY RETIREE 

2 BENEFICIARIES OF MONTHLY ENROLLMENT 

3 FEE PAYMENT FOR TRICARE SELECT AT ANY 

4 TIME DURING 2021. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—A covered beneficiary described in 

6 subsection (b) may, at any time during 2021, reenroll in 

7 TRICARE Select. 

8 (b) COVERED BENEFICIARIES.—A covered bene9 ficiary described in this subsection is any covered bene10 ficiary in the retired category who— 

11 (1) is enrolled in TRICARE Select as of De12 cember 31, 2020; but 

13 (2) does not establish monthly enrollment fee 

14 payment for TRICARE Select during 2021 during 

15 the 2020 TRICARE Open Season. 

16 (c) REQUIREMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH RE17 ENROLLMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—A covered beneficiary who 

19 reenrolls in TRICARE Select pursuant to subsection 

20 (a) shall, at the time of reenrollment— 

21 (A) pay a portion of the annual enrollment 

22 fee for TRICARE Select for 2021 equal to— 

23 (i) the monthly enrollment fee pay24 ment for TRICARE Select during 2021 

25 applicable to the covered beneficiary; multi26 plied by 


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1 (ii) the number of months in 2021 

2 that have elapsed as of the date of re3 enrollment; and 

4 (B) establish month enrollment fee pay5 ment for TRICARE Select during 2021 for the 

6 remaining months of 2021. 

7 (2) PARTIAL MONTH.—For purposes of para8 graph (1)(A)(ii), the month in which a covered bene9 ficiary reenrolls in TRICARE Select shall be treated 

10 as a full month. 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) The term ‘‘covered beneficiary in the retired 

13 category’’ means any covered beneficiary enrolled in 

14 TRICARE Select in the retired category under sec15 tion 1075(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 

16 (2) The term ‘‘TRICARE Select’’ means the 

17 option under the TRICARE program established 

18 pursuant to section 1075 of title 10, United States 

19 Code. 

20 (3) The term ‘‘2020 TRICARE Open Season’’ 

21 means the period in 2020 for enrollment in and elec22 tion of options regarding participation in the 

23 TRICARE program during 2021, namely the period 

24 beginning November 9, 2020, and ending December 

25 14, 2020. 


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1 (4) The terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ and 

2 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the meaning given such 

3 terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States 

4 Code. 

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