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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2824 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide TRICARE Standard 
coverage for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who 
serve at least one year on active duty overseas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2005 
Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. TAYLOR 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 provide TRICARE 
Standard coverage for members of reserve components 
of the Armed Forces who serve at least one year on 
active duty overseas. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE FOR MEMBERS 
OF RESERVE COMPONENTS WHO SERVE AT 
LEAST ONE YEAR ON ACTIVE DUTY OVER-
SEAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE.—Chapter 
55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 1076d the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 1076e. TRICARE program: coverage for members 
of reserve components who serve at least 
one year on active duty overseas 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding section 1076d 
of this title, a member of the Ready Reserve or Retired 
Reserve of a reserve component of the armed forces is eli-
gible for health benefits under TRICARE Standard after 
the member completes service on active duty to which the 
member was called or ordered for a period of more than 
30 days under a provision of law referred to in section 
101(a)(13)(B) if the member served, for one year or more 
pursuant to such call or order— 
‘‘(1) continuously on active duty; and 
‘‘(2) while assigned to a duty station at a loca-
tion outside the United States. 
‘‘(b) PERIOD OF COVERAGE.—TRICARE Standard 
coverage of a member under this section, on the basis of 
active-duty service performed as described in subsection 
(a)— 
‘‘(1) begins upon the expiration of the mem-
ber’s entitlement to care and benefits under section
1145(a) of this title that is based on the same ac-
tive-duty service; and 
‘‘(2) terminates upon the termination of the 
member’s service in the Ready Reserve or Retired 
Reserve. 
‘‘(c) FAMILY MEMBERS.—While a member of a re-
serve component is covered by TRICARE Standard under 
this section, the members of the immediate family of such 
member are eligible for TRICARE Standard coverage as 
dependents of the member. 
‘‘(d) PREMIUMS.—A member of a reserve component 
covered by TRICARE Standard under this section shall 
pay a premium for that coverage. The premium shall be 
the same as the premiums prescribed under section 1076d 
of this title for members covered by TRICARE Standard 
under that section. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO SECTION 1076d.—In the case 
of a member of a reserve component eligible for TRICARE 
Standard coverage under this section and under section 
1076d of this title, the member may chose the coverage 
that is most advantageous to the member. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘imme-
diate family’ and ‘TRICARE Standard’ have the meanings 
provided in section 1076d of this title.
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the other administering Secretaries, 
shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this 
section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section1076d 
the following new item: 
‘‘1076e. TRICARE program: coverage for members of reserve components who 
serve at least one year on active duty overseas.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1076e of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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