which have not been implemented by the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) SUPERVISION.—The official designated under 
subsection (a) shall report directly to, and be subject to 
the direction of, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller) regarding performance of the duties that the offi-
cial is designated to carry out under such subsection. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The designation under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date on which the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) certifies to Congress 
that all of the recommendations for executive action con-
tained in the reports referred to in such subsection have 
been implemented. 
SEC. 4. TRICARE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL. 
(a) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY
OF READY RESERVE 
MEMBERS UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM.—
(1) UNCONDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection 
(a) of section 1076b of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘is eligible, subject to sub-
section (h), to enroll in TRICARE’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘an employer-sponsored health benefits 
plan’’ and inserting ‘‘, except for a member who is 
enrolled or is eligible to enroll in a health benefits 
plan under chapter 89 of title 5, is eligible to enroll 
in TRICARE, subject to subsection (h)’’.
(2) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Subsection (l) of 
such section is repealed. 
(3) CONFORMING REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVI-
SIONS.—Such section is further amended—
(A) by striking subsections (i) and (j); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub-
section (i). 
(b) CONTINUATION OF NON-TRICARE HEALTH BEN-
EFITS PLAN COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN RESERVES CALLED 
OR ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND THEIR DEPEND-
ENTS.—
(1) REQUIRED CONTINUATION.—
(A) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 55 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 1078a the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 1078b. Continuation of non-TRICARE health bene-
fits plan coverage for dependents of cer-
tain Reserves called or ordered to active 
duty 
‘‘(a) PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall pay the applicable premium to continue in 
force any qualified health benefits plan coverage for the 
members of the family of an eligible reserve component 
member for the benefits coverage continuation period if
timely elected by the member in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed under subsection (j). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBER; FAMILY MEMBERS.—(1) A 
member of a reserve component is eligible for payment of 
the applicable premium for continuation of qualified 
health benefits plan coverage under subsection (a) while 
serving on active duty pursuant to a call or order issued 
under a provision of law referred to in section 
101(a)(13)(B) of this title during a war or national emer-
gency declared by the President or Congress. 
‘‘(2) For the purposes of this section, the members 
of the family of an eligible reserve component member in-
clude only the member’s dependents described in subpara-
graphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 1072(2) of this title. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN COV-
ERAGE.—For the purposes of this section, health benefits 
plan coverage for the members of the family of a reserve 
component member called or ordered to active duty is 
qualified health benefits plan coverage if—
‘‘(1) the coverage was in force on the date on 
which the Secretary notified the reserve component 
member that issuance of the call or order was pend-
ing or, if no such notification was provided, the date 
of the call or order;
‘‘(2) on such date, the coverage applied to the 
reserve component member and members of the fam-
ily of the reserve component member; and 
‘‘(3) the coverage has not lapsed. 
‘‘(d) APPLICABLE PREMIUM.—The applicable pre-
mium payable under this section for continuation of health 
benefits plan coverage for the family members of a reserve 
component member is the amount of the premium payable 
by the member for the coverage of the family members. 
‘‘(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount that the 
Department of Defense may pay for the applicable pre-
mium of a health benefits plan for the family members 
of a reserve component member under this section in a 
fiscal year may not exceed the amount determined by mul-
tiplying—
‘‘(1) the sum of one plus the number of the 
family members covered by the health benefits plan, 
by 
‘‘(2) the per capita cost of providing TRICARE 
coverage and benefits for dependents under this 
chapter for such fiscal year, as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(f) BENEFITS
COVERAGE
CONTINUATION
PE-
RIOD.—The benefits coverage continuation period under 
this section for qualified health benefits plan coverage for