TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

Bill: 116-hr-5169
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2019-11-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides that personnel of the Retired Reserve (comprising former National Guard and Reserve members) who are not yet age 60 but are receiving their retirement pay may purchase TRICARE health coverage for retired military personnel, rather than the presently allowed TRICARE Retired Reserve (which may have higher costs).</p> <p>The bill generally aligns the age for TRICARE health care benefits with the age at which retired National Guard and Reserve personnel begin receiving their retired pay. Under current law, Reserve Component personnel may retire below age 60, but not below 50, based on active duty performance. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5169 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2019 Mr. Spano (for himself 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 improve the TRICARE program for certain members of the Retired Reserves of the reserve components.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act . 2. TRICARE for members of the retired reserve (a) Adjustment of eligibility Paragraph (2) of section 1074(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or former member eligible for retired pay for non-regular service under chapter 1223 of this title who is under 60 years of age unless such member or former member is in receipt of such pay (or would be in receipt of such pay but for section 5304 or 5305 of title 38). . (b) TRICARE Retired Reserve Section 1076e(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking but is not age 60 and inserting but is not age 60 and is not in receipt of such retired pay (or would be in receipt of such pay but for section 5304 or 5305 of title 38) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect January 1, 2020.