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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1244 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide health care coverage 
for spouses and children of members of the uniformed services on active 
duty through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2005 
Mr. ISRAEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Government Re-
form, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide health 
care coverage for spouses and children of members of 
the uniformed services on active duty through the Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR SPOUSES AND 
CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
SERVICES THROUGH FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1108 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1108a. Health care coverage through Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits program for 
spouses and children 
‘‘(a) FEHBP OPTION.—The Secretary of Defense, 
after consulting with the other administering Secretaries, 
shall enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel 
Management under which eligible beneficiaries described 
in subsection (b) may enroll in health benefits plans of-
fered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits pro-
gram under chapter 89 of title 5. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES; COVERAGE.—(1) An 
eligible beneficiary under this subsection is a member of 
the uniformed services who is on active duty for a period 
of more than 30 days with a dependent described in sub-
paragraphs (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2). 
‘‘(2) Eligible beneficiaries may enroll in a Federal 
Employees Health Benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 
5 under this section for self and family coverage that in-
cludes any dependent of the member who is a family mem-
ber for purposes of such chapter. 
‘‘(3) A person eligible for coverage under this sub-
section shall not be required to satisfy any eligibility cri-
teria specified in chapter 89 of title 5 as a condition for 
enrollment in health benefits plans offered through the 
Federal Employees Health Benefits program. 
‘‘(4) An eligible beneficiary is not eligible to enroll 
in a Federal Employees Health Benefits plan under this 
section if a dependent referred to in paragraph (1) of the 
beneficiary is eligible to enroll in the Federal Employees 
Health Benefits program as an employee under chapter 
89 of title 5. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION AGAINST DEPENDENTS’ USE OF 
MTFS AND ENROLLMENT UNDER TRICARE.—Depend-
ents of covered beneficiaries under this chapter who are 
provided coverage under the FEHBP shall not be eligible 
to receive care at a military medical treatment facility or 
to enroll in a heath care plan under the TRICARE pro-
gram. 
‘‘(d) CHARGES.—The Director shall determine total 
subscription charges for family coverage for eligible bene-
ficiaries who enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 
89 of title 5 in accordance with this section. The subscrip-
tion charges shall include premium charges paid to the
plan and amounts described in section 8906(c) of title 5 
for administrative expenses and contingency reserves. 
‘‘(e) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall be responsible for the Government con-
tribution for an eligible beneficiary who enrolls in a health 
benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5 in accordance 
with this section, except that the amount of the contribu-
tion may not exceed the amount of the Government con-
tribution which would be payable if the electing beneficiary 
were an employee (as defined for purposes of such chap-
ter) enrolled in the same health benefits plan and level 
of benefits.’’. 
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1108 the following new item: 
‘‘1108a. Health care coverage through Federal Employees Health Benefits pro-
gram.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1108a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect six months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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