HELP Veterans Act

Bill: 114-hr-5304
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2016-05-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Dental care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Health Expansion Loss Prevention Veterans Act or the HELP Veterans Act</strong></p> <p>This bill extends transitional assistance management program (TAMP) health care and dental coverage from six months to one year for service members released from active duty. </p> <p> An individual who is employed at any time during the final 180 days of such transition period and is eligible for an employer-sponsored health plan shall not be eligible for TAMP coverage.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5304 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2016 Mr. Veasey (for himself, Mr. Gallego , and Ms. Gabbard ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend health care coverage under the Transitional Assistance Management Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Expansion Loss Prevention Veterans Act or the HELP Veterans Act . 2. Extension of coverage under Transitional Assistance Management Program (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking 180 days each place it appears and inserting one year ; and (2) by striking 180-day each place it appears and inserting one-year . (b) Effect of employer-Sponsored health plan coverage Paragraph (7) of such subsection is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) During any period during the final 180 days of the one-year transition period specified in paragraph (4) that the member is employed and eligible for an employer-sponsored health plan by reason of such employment, the member may not be eligible for transitional health care under this subsection. . (c) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to a member of the Armed Forces who is separated from the Armed Forces before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.