To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that certain former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits.

Bill: 113-hr-738
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2013-02-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military medicine

National Guard and reserves

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Eliminates the requirement that a member or former member of the Armed Forces entitled to retired pay for non-regular (reserve) service be at least 60 years of age before being eligible for medical and dental care in a military health care facility.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 738 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement that certain former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces be at least 60 years of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits.

1. Elimination of the age requirement for health care benefits for non-regular service retirees Section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (1) ; and (2) by striking paragraph (2).