[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5832 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5832

To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement for 
 dependents to reside with members of the Armed Forces to be eligible 
                       for TRICARE Prime Remote.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2008

 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement for 
 dependents to reside with members of the Armed Forces to be eligible 
                       for TRICARE Prime Remote.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Healthcare for Dependents 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPENDENT TO RESIDE WITH MEMBER 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRICARE PRIME 
              REMOTE.

    Section 1079(p) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or is not'' before 
        ``residing'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``, if the orders do 
        not'' and all that follows through ``same remote location''; 
        and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking all that follows ``30 
        days'' and inserting a period.
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