Restore TRICARE Select Act

Bill: 117-hr-5942
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
Introduced: 2021-11-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents

User charges and fees

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restore TRICARE Select Act</b></p> <p>This bill eliminates the TRICARE Select annual enrollment fee for beneficiaries who retired from the uniformed services before January 1, 2018. Additionally, the bill caps enrollment fees for certain veterans who retire after January 1, 2018.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5942 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2021 Mr. Stauber (for himself and Mr. Golden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate increases in the enrollment fee requirement for TRICARE Select for certain retired members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore TRICARE Select Act . 2. Elimination of enrollment fee requirement for TRICARE Select for certain retired members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 1075 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) Exceptions to certain cost-Sharing amounts for certain retired beneficiaries (1) Notwithstanding subsection (d)— (A) the annual enrollment fee for TRICARE Select for beneficiaries who are former members of the uniformed services who retired before January 1, 2018, shall be $0; and (B) subject to paragraph (2), the annual enrollment fee for TRICARE Select for beneficiaries described in subsection (c)(2)(B) in the retired category who are not described in subparagraph (A) shall be $150 for an individual and $300 for a family. (2) The modified enrollment fee established under paragraph (1)(B) for beneficiaries described in subsection (c)(2)(B) in the retired category shall not apply with respect to the following beneficiaries: (A) Retired members and the family members of such members covered by paragraph (1) of section 1086(c) of this title by reason of being retired under chapter 61 of this title or being a dependent of such a member. (B) Survivors covered by paragraph (2) of such section 1086(c). . (b) Removal of annual increase Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by striking , and the amounts specified under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (e), . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to annual enrollment fees under TRICARE Select under section 1075 of title 10, United States Code, for coverage under TRICARE Select after December 31, 2021.