To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the TRICARE Program for adult children of members and former members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3974
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2014-01-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations

Foreign aid and international relief

Health care coverage and access

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> Amends the definition of a &quot;dependent&quot; who is eligible for enrollment under the TRICARE Program of members and former members of the Armed Forces (members) to include a child or custodial dependent who is under age 26 (currently, under age 21).</p> <p>Allows for the continuation until age 26 of dependent medical and dental contract coverage when a member dies while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.</p> <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that any increase in expenditures of funds by reason of the enactment of this Act should be fully offset by reducing expenditures of funds for U.S. foreign assistance programs other than programs for Israel.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3974 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 29, 2014 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the TRICARE Program for adult children of members and former members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

1. Enrollment of adult children under TRICARE program plan of sponsor (a) Increase of maximum age (1) Children Subparagraph (D) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking 21; and inserting 26; or ; (B) by striking clause (ii); (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); and (D) in clause (ii), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking or (ii) . (2) Custodial dependents Clause (ii) of section 1072(2)(I) of such title is amended— (A) in subclause (I), by striking 21; and inserting 26; or ; (B) by striking subclause (II); (C) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause (II); and (D) in subclause (II), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking or (II) . (3) Certain children who survive sponsor (A) Section 1076a(k) of such title is amended by striking paragraph (3). (B) Section 1079(g) of such title is amended— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking When a member dies and inserting Except as provided by paragraph (2), when a member dies ; (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking shall be the longer and all that follows through attains 23 years of age and inserting shall be the period ending on the date on which such dependent attains 26 years of age ; (iii) by striking paragraph (3); and (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. (b) Conforming repeal (1) In general Section 1110b of such title is repealed. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1110b. (c) Offset It is the sense of Congress that any increase in expenditures of funds by reason of the enactment of this Act should be fully offset by reducing expenditures of funds for United States foreign assistance programs (other than United States foreign assistance programs for Israel).