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‘‘(h) REPAYMENT.—An officer who, having entered into a written 
agreement under subsection (b) and having received all or part 
of a bonus under this section, does not complete the period of 
active duty in special warfare service as specified in the agreement 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.’’. 
(28) SURFACE
WARFARE
OFFICERS
EXTENDING
PERIOD
OF 
ACTIVE DUTY.—Subsection (f) of section 319 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—An officer who, having entered into a written 
agreement under subsection (b) and having received all or part 
of a bonus under this section, does not complete the period of 
active duty as a department head on a surface vessel as specified 
in the agreement, shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(29) JUDGE ADVOCATE CONTINUATION PAY.—Subsection (f) 
of section 321 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—An officer who has entered into a written 
agreement under subsection (b) and has received all or part of 
the amount payable under the agreement but who does not complete 
the total period of active duty specified in the agreement, shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this 
title.’’. 
(30) 15-YEAR CAREER STATUS BONUS.—Subsection (f) of sec-
tion 322 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—If a person paid a bonus under this section 
does not complete a period of active duty beginning on the date 
on which the election of the person under paragraph (1) of sub-
section (a) is received and ending on the date on which the person 
completes 20 years of active duty service as described in paragraph 
(2) of such subsection, the person shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(31) CRITICAL
MILITARY
SKILLS
RETENTION
BONUS.—Sub-
section (g) of section 323 of such title, as amended by section 
640(e), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—A member paid a bonus under this section 
who fails, during the period of service covered by the member’s 
agreement, reenlistment, or voluntary extension of enlistment under 
subsection (a), to remain qualified in the critical military skill 
or to satisfy the other eligibility criteria for which the bonus was 
paid shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.’’. 
(32) ACCESSION
BONUS
FOR
NEW
OFFICERS
IN
CRITICAL 
SKILLS.—Subsection (f) of section 324 of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—An individual who, having received all or 
part of the bonus under an agreement referred to in subsection 
(a), is not thereafter commissioned as an officer or does not com-
mence or complete the total period of active duty service specified 
in the agreement shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(33) SAVINGS PLAN FOR EDUCATION EXPENSES AND OTHER 
CONTINGENCIES.—Subsection (g) of section 325 of such title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) REPAYMENT.—If a person does not complete the qualifying 
service for which the person is obligated under a commitment 
for which a benefit has been paid under this section, the person
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shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.’’. 
(34) INCENTIVE
BONUS
FOR
CONVERSION
TO
MILITARY 
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY.—Subsection (e) of section 326 of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT.—A member who does not convert to and com-
plete the period of service in the military occupational specialty 
specified in the agreement executed under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of this title.’’. 
(35) 
TRANSFER
BETWEEN
ARMED
FORCES
INCENTIVE 
BONUS.—Section 327 of such title, as added by section 641, 
is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) REPAYMENT.—A member who is paid a bonus under an 
agreement under this section and who, voluntarily or because of 
misconduct, fails to serve for the period covered by such agreement 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) 
of this title.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10.—
(1) ENLISTMENT
INCENTIVES
FOR
PURSUIT
OF
SKILLS
TO 
FACILITATE NATIONAL SERVICE.—Subsection (i) of section 510 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) REPAYMENT.—If a National Call to Service participant who 
has entered into an agreement under subsection (b) and received 
or benefitted from an incentive under paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (e) fails to complete the total period of service specified 
in the agreement, the National Call to Service participant shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 
37.’’. 
(2) ADVANCED
EDUCATION
ASSISTANCE.—Section 2005 of 
such title is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) that if such person does not complete the period of 
active duty specified in the agreement, or does not fulfill any 
term or condition prescribed pursuant to paragraph (4), such 
person shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37; and’’; 
(B) by striking subsections (c), (d), (f), (g) and (h); 
(C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); 
and 
(D) by inserting after subsection (b), the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) As a condition of the Secretary concerned providing finan-
cial assistance under section 2107 or 2107a of this title to any 
person, the Secretary concerned shall require that the person enter 
into the agreement described in subsection (a). In addition to the 
requirements of paragraphs (1) through (4) of such subsection, 
the agreement shall specify that, if the person does not complete 
the education requirements specified in the agreement or does 
not fulfill any term or condition prescribed pursuant to paragraph 
(4) of such subsection, the person shall be subject to the repayment 
provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37 without the Secretary first 
ordering such person to active duty as provided for under subsection 
(a)(2) and sections 2107(f) and 2107a(f) of this title.’’.
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(3) TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION.—Sec-
tion 2007 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) If an officer who enters into an agreement under subsection 
(b) does not complete the period of active duty specified in the 
agreement, the officer shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(4) FAILURE
TO
COMPLETE
ADVANCED
TRAINING
OR
TO 
ACCEPT COMMISSION.—Section 2105 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘If the member 
does not complete the period of active duty prescribed by the 
Secretary concerned, the member shall be subject to the repay-
ment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37’’. 
(5) HEALTH
PROFESSIONS
SCHOLARSHIP
AND
FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
FOR
ACTIVE
SERVICE.—Section 
2123(e)(1)(C) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘equal to’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘pursuant to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of 
title 37.’’. 
(6) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
NURSE
OFFICER
CAN-
DIDATES.—Subsection (d) of section 2130a of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) REPAYMENT.—A person who does not complete a nursing 
degree program in which the person is enrolled in accordance with 
the agreement entered into under subsection (a), or having com-
pleted the nursing degree program, does not become an officer 
in the Nurse Corps of the Army or the Navy or an officer designated 
as a nurse officer of the Air Force or commissioned corps of the 
Public Health Service or does not complete the period of obligated 
active service required under the agreement, shall be subject to 
the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(7) EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—Subsection (g) 
of section 2173 of such title is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A commissioned officer’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) An officer who does not complete the period of active 
duty specified in the agreement entered into under subsection (b)(3), 
or the alternative obligation imposed under paragraph (1), shall 
be subject to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 
37.’’. 
(8) SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
FOR
DEGREE
PROGRAM
FOR 
DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE.—Sec-
tion 2200a of such title is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPAYMENT
FOR
PERIOD
OF
UNSERVED
OBLIGATED 
SERVICE.—(1) A member of an armed force who does not complete 
the period of active duty specified in the service agreement under 
section (b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37. 
‘‘(2) A civilian employee of the Department of Defense who 
voluntarily terminates service before the end of the period of obli-
gated service required under an agreement entered into under 
subsection (b) shall be subject to the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37 in the same manner and to the same extent 
as if the civilian employee were a member of the armed forces.’’.
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(B) by striking subsection (f); and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f). 
(9) ARMY CADET AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS OFFICER.—Section 
4348 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms 
of the agreement as specified under section (a), or the alternative 
obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(10) MIDSHIPMEN AGREEMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE.—
Section 6959 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) A midshipman or former midshipman who does not fulfill 
the terms of the agreement as specified under section (a), or the 
alternative obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(11) AIR FORCE CADET AGREEMENT TO SERVE AS OFFICER.—
Section 9348 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms 
of the agreement as specified under section (a), or the alternative 
obligation imposed under subsection (b), shall be subject to the 
repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(12) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF SELECTED 
RESERVE.—Section 16135 of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 16135. Failure to participate satisfactorily; penalties 
‘‘(a) PENALTIES.—At the option of the Secretary concerned, a 
member of the Selected Reserve of an armed force who does not 
participate satisfactorily in required training as a member of the 
Selected Reserve during a term of enlistment or other period of 
obligated service that created entitlement of the member to edu-
cational assistance under this chapter, and during which the 
member has received such assistance, may—
‘‘(1) be ordered to active duty for a period of two years 
or the period of obligated service the person has remaining 
under section 16132 of this title, whichever is less; or 
‘‘(2) be subject to the repayment provisions under section 
303a(e) of title 37. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT
OF REPAYMENT.—Any repayment under section 
303a(e) of title 37 shall not affect the period of obligation of a 
member to serve as a Reserve in the Selected Reserve.’’. 
(13) HEALTH PROFESSIONS STIPEND PROGRAM PENALTIES AND 
LIMITATIONS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 16203(a)(1) of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) to comply with the repayment provisions of section 
303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(14) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR CHAPLAINS SERVING 
IN SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 16303 of such title, as added 
by section 684, is amended by striking subsection (d) and 
inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLETE OBLIGATION.—A person 
on whose behalf a loan is repaid under subsection (a) who fails 
to commence or complete the period of obligated service specified 
in the agreement described in subsection (a)(3) shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’.
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(15) COLLEGE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MARINE 
CORPS PLATOON LEADERS CLASS.—Subsection (f) of section 16401 
of such title is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may be required 
to repay the full amount of financial assistance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall be subject to the repayment provisions 
of section 303a(e) of title 37’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before ‘‘The Secretary 
of the Navy’’ the following new sentence: ‘‘Any requirement 
to repay any portion of financial assistance received under 
this section shall be administered under the regulations 
issued under section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT
TO TITLE 14.—Section 182 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) A cadet or former cadet who does not fulfill the terms 
of the obligation to serve as specified under section (b), or the 
alternative obligation imposed under subsection (c), shall be subject 
to the repayment provisions of section 303a(e) of title 37.’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 303a of title 
37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 303a. Special pay: general provisions’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 303a and inserting the following 
new item:
‘‘303a. Special pay: general provisions.’’.
(f) CONTINUED APPLICATION
OF CURRENT LAW
TO EXISTING 
BONUSES.—In the case of any bonus, incentive pay, special pay, 
or similar payment, such as education assistance or a stipend, 
which the United States became obligated to pay before April 1, 
2006, under a provision of law amended by subsection (b), (c), 
or (d) of this section, such provision of law, as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
to apply to the payment, or any repayment, of the bonus, incentive 
pay, special pay, or similar payment under such provision of law. 
SEC. 688. RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR 
DEPENDENTS UNDER HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT ACT OF 1968. 
(a) WRITTEN NOTICE OF RIGHTS.—Section 106(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 
1701x(c)(5)(A)(ii)) is amended—
(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subclause (III), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: 
‘‘(IV) notify the homeowner by a statement 
or notice, written in plain English by the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, explaining the mortgage 
and foreclosure rights of servicemembers, and the 
dependents of such servicemembers, under the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App.
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501 et seq.), including the toll-free military one 
source number to call if servicemembers, or the 
dependents of such servicemembers, require fur-
ther assistance.’’. 
(b) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall 
relieve any person of any obligation imposed by any other Federal, 
State, or local law. 
(c) DISCLOSURE FORM.—Not later than 150 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall issue a final disclosure form to fulfill the require-
ment of subclause (IV) of section 106(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1968, as added by subsection (a). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made under subsection 
(a) shall take effect 150 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 689. EXTENSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SSI FOR CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS IN FAMILIES THAT INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE 
RESERVE AND NATIONAL GUARD. 
Section 1631(j)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1383(j)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or 24 consecutive months, 
in the case of such an individual whose ineligibility for benefits 
under or pursuant to both such sections is a result of being called 
to active duty pursuant to section 12301(d) or 12302 of title 10, 
United States Code, or section 502(f) of title 32, United States 
Code)’’ after ‘‘for a period of 12 consecutive months’’. 
SEC. 690. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
THEIR DEPENDENTS ON RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF 
THE SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT. 
(a) OUTREACH TO MEMBERS.—The Secretary concerned shall 
provide to each member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary pertinent information on the rights and protections 
available 
to 
members 
and 
their 
dependents 
under 
the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 501 et seq.). 
(b) TIME OF PROVISION.—The information required to be pro-
vided under subsection (a) to a member shall be provided at the 
following times: 
(1) During the initial orientation training of the member. 
(2) In the case of a member of a reserve component, during 
the initial orientation training of the member and when the 
member is mobilized or otherwise individually called or ordered 
to active duty for a period of more than one year. 
(3) At such other times as the Secretary concerned con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) OUTREACH TO DEPENDENTS.—The Secretary concerned may 
provide to the adult dependents of members under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary pertinent information on the rights and protections 
available 
to 
members 
and 
their 
dependents 
under 
the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘dependent’’ and 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 101 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
511).
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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
SUBTITLE A—IMPROVEMENTS TO HEALTH BENEFITS FOR RESERVES 
Sec. 701.
Enhancement of TRICARE Reserve Select program. 
Sec. 702.
Expanded eligibility of members of the Selected Reserve under the 
TRICARE program. 
SUBTITLE B—TRICARE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 711.
Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE Standard. 
Sec. 712.
Availability of chiropractic health care services. 
Sec. 713.
Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental plan for sur-
viving spouses who were on active duty at time of death of military 
spouse. 
Sec. 714.
Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE Prime Remote. 
Sec. 715.
Increased period of continued TRICARE Prime coverage of children of 
members of the uniformed services who die while serving on active duty 
for a period of more than 30 days. 
Sec. 716.
TRICARE Standard in TRICARE Regional Offices. 
Sec. 717.
Qualifications for individuals serving as TRICARE Regional Directors. 
SUBTITLE C—MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED PROVISIONS 
Sec. 721.
Program for mental health awareness for dependents and pilot project 
on post traumatic stress disorder. 
Sec. 722.
Pilot projects on early diagnosis and treatment of post traumatic stress 
disorder and other mental health conditions. 
Sec. 723.
Department of Defense task force on mental health. 
SUBTITLE D—STUDIES AND REPORTS 
Sec. 731.
Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams of 
certain members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 732.
Requirements for physical examinations and medical and dental readi-
ness for members of the Selected Reserve not on active duty. 
Sec. 733.
Report on delivery of health care benefits through the military health 
care system. 
Sec. 734.
Comptroller General studies and report on differential payments to chil-
dren’s hospitals for health care for children dependents and maximum 
allowable charge for obstetrical care services under TRICARE. 
Sec. 735.
Report on the Department of Defense AHLTA global electronic health 
record system. 
Sec. 736.
Comptroller General study and report on Vaccine Healthcare Centers. 
Sec. 737.
Report on adverse health events associated with use of anti-malarial 
drugs. 
Sec. 738.
Report on Reserve dental insurance program. 
Sec. 739. Demonstration project study on Medicare Advantage regional preferred 
provider organization option for TRICARE-medicare dual-eligible bene-
ficiaries. 
Sec. 740.
Pilot projects on pediatric early literacy among children of members of 
the Armed Forces. 
SUBTITLE E—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 741.
Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming MedTeams Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 742.
Modification of health care quality information and technology enhance-
ment reporting requirement. 
Sec. 743.
Correction to eligibility of certain Reserve officers for military health 
care pending active duty following commissioning. 
Sec. 744.
Prohibition on conversions of military medical and dental positions to ci-
vilian medical positions until submission of certification. 
Sec. 745.
Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical readiness tracking 
and health surveillance program. 
Sec. 746.
Cooperative outreach to members and former members of the naval 
service exposed to environmental factors related to sarcoidosis. 
Sec. 747.
Repeal of requirement for Comptroller General reviews of certain De-
partment of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs projects on sharing 
of health care resources. 
Sec. 748.
Pandemic avian flu preparedness. 
Sec. 749.
Follow up assistance for members of the Armed Forces after 
preseparation physical examinations. 
Sec. 750. Policy on role of military medical and behavioral science personnel in in-
terrogation of detainees.
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Subtitle A—Improvements to Health 
Benefits for Reserves 
SEC. 701. ENHANCEMENT OF TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF COVERAGE
FOR MEMBERS RECALLED
TO 
ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 1076d of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) In the case of a member recalled to active duty before 
the period of coverage for which the member is eligible under 
subsection (a) terminates, the period of coverage of the member—
‘‘(A) resumes after the member completes the subsequent 
active duty service (subject to any additional entitlement to 
care and benefits under section 1145(a) of this title that is 
based on the same subsequent active duty service); and 
‘‘(B) increases by any additional period of coverage for 
which the member is eligible under subsection (a) based on 
the subsequent active duty service.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘Unless earlier termi-
nated under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph 
(3) and unless earlier terminated under paragraph (4)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘member recalled to active duty’ means, with 
respect to a member who is eligible for coverage under this 
section based on a period of active duty service, a member 
who is called or ordered to active duty for an additional period 
of active duty subsequent to the period of active duty on which 
that eligibility is based.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE
FOR MOBILIZED MEMBERS
OF INDIVIDUAL 
READY RESERVE FINDING NO POSITION IN SELECTED RESERVE.—
Section 1076d of such title is amended by adding at the end of 
subsection (b) (as amended by this section) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) In the case of a member of the Individual Ready Reserve 
who is unable to find a position in the Selected Reserve and who 
meets the requirements for eligibility for health benefits under 
TRICARE Standard under subsection (a) except for membership 
in the Selected Reserve, the period of coverage under this section 
may begin not later than one year after coverage would otherwise 
begin under this section had the member been a member of the 
Selected Reserve, if the member finds a position in the Selected 
Reserve during that one-year period.’’. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY OF FAMILY MEMBERS FOR 6 MONTHS FOLLOWING 
DEATH
OF MEMBER.—Section 1076d(c) of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘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 Standard coverage shall continue for six 
months beyond the date of death of the member.’’. 
(d) EXTENSION
OF TIME
FOR ENTERING INTO AGREEMENT.—
Section 1076d(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘on or 
before the date of the release’’ and inserting ‘‘not later than 90 
days after release’’.
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(e) REVISION OF TRICARE STANDARD DEFINITION.—Subsection 
(f)(2) of section 1076d of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘TRICARE Standard’ means—
‘‘(A) medical care to which a dependent described in 
section 1076(a)(2) of this title is entitled; and 
‘‘(B) health benefits contracted for under the authority 
of section 1079(a) of this title and subject to the same 
rates and conditions as apply to persons covered under 
that section.’’. 
(f) REVISION OF SECTION HEADING.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—The heading for section 1076d of such 
title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1076d. TRICARE program: coverage for members of 
reserve components who commit to continued 
service in the Selected Reserve after release from 
active duty in support of a contingency oper-
ation’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 
1076d in the table of sections relating to chapter 55 of such 
title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘1076d. TRICARE program: coverage for members of reserve components who com-
mit to continued service in the Selected Reserve after release from ac-
tive duty in support of a contingency operation.’’.
SEC. 702. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
RESERVE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1076b of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1076b. TRICARE program: TRICARE Standard coverage 
for members of the Selected Reserve 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Each member of the Selected Reserve of the 
Ready Reserve who is committed to serving in the Selected Reserve 
as described in subsection (c)(3) is eligible, subject to subsection 
(h), to enroll in TRICARE Standard and receive benefits under 
such enrollment for any period that the member—
‘‘(1) is an eligible unemployment compensation recipient; 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (i), is not eligible for health care 
benefits under an employer-sponsored health benefits plan; or 
‘‘(3) is not eligible under paragraph (1) or (2) and is not 
eligible under section 1076d of this title. 
‘‘(b) TYPES OF COVERAGE.—(1) A member eligible under sub-
section (a) may enroll for either of the following types of coverage: 
‘‘(A) Self alone coverage. 
‘‘(B) Self and family coverage. 
‘‘(2) An enrollment by a member for self and family covers 
the member and the dependents of the member who are described 
in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title. 
‘‘(c) ENROLLMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for at least one open enrollment period each year. During an open 
enrollment period or at such other time as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, a member eligible under subsection (a) may enroll 
in TRICARE Standard or change or terminate an enrollment in 
TRICARE Standard. 
‘‘(2) An enrollment in TRICARE Standard of a member eligible 
under subsection (a) shall be effective for one year only, and may