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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4221 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain healthcare charges 
for members of the Selected Reserve eligible for TRICARE Reserve 
Select, 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 
healthcare charges for members of the Selected Reserve 
eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Healthcare for Our 
Troops Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN HEALTHCARE CHARGES 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT.—Section 1076d of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘§ 1076d. TRICARE program: TRICARE Reserve Se-
lect coverage for members of the Selected 
Reserve 
‘‘(a) MEMBERS
OF SELECTED RESERVE.—(1) A 
member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of 
a reserve component of the Armed Forces is eligible for 
health benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select as pro-
vided in this section. 
‘‘(2) Eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select cov-
erage of a member under this section shall terminate upon 
the termination of the service of that member in the Se-
lected Reserve. 
‘‘(b) TRICARE RESERVE SELECT FAMILY COV-
ERAGE.—While a member of a reserve component is cov-
ered by TRICARE Reserve Select under subsection (a), 
the members of the immediate family of such member are 
eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select coverage as depend-
ents of the member. If a member of a reserve component 
dies while in a period of coverage under this section, the 
eligibility of the members of the immediate family of such 
member for TRICARE Reserve Select coverage shall con-
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tinue for six months beyond the date of death of the mem-
ber. 
‘‘(c) NO PREMIUMS FOR INDIVIDUAL COVERAGE.— 
A member of a reserve component covered by TRICARE 
Reserve Select individual coverage shall pay no premium 
for such coverage. 
‘‘(d) PREMIUMS
FOR FAMILY COVERAGE.—(1) A 
member of a reserve component covered by TRICARE Re-
serve Select under this section shall pay a premium for 
any member of the immediate family of such member cov-
ered under TRICARE Reserve Select family coverage. 
Such premium shall apply instead of any enrollment fees 
required under section 1075 of this title. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe for the 
purposes of this section one premium for TRICARE Re-
serve Select family coverage of immediate family members 
of members of the reserve components, that shall apply 
uniformly to all such immediate family members. 
‘‘(3)(A) The monthly amount of the premium in ef-
fect for a month for TRICARE Reserve Select family cov-
erage under this section shall be the amount equal to 28 
percent of the total monthly amount determined on an ap-
propriate actuarial basis as being reasonable for that cov-
erage. 
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