[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5185 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5185

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum 
 age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE program 
                        and the CHAMPVA program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2010

 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Donnelly of Indiana, and Mr. Marshall) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum 
 age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE program 
                        and the CHAMPVA program.

    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 ``Fair Health Care for Military 
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL CARE 
              UNDER CHAMPVA PROGRAM.

    (a) Increase.--Section 1781(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``twenty-three'' and inserting ``twenty-
        six''; and
            (2) by striking ``twenty-third birthday'' and inserting 
        ``twenty-sixth birthday''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL CARE 
              UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Increase.--
            (1) Children.--Subparagraph (D) of section 1072(2) of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``21;'' and 
                inserting ``26; or'';
                    (B) by striking clause (ii);
                    (C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii); 
                and
                    (D) in clause (ii), as redesignated by subparagraph 
                (C), by striking ``or (ii)''.
            (2) Custodial dependents.--Clause (ii) of section 
        1072(2)(I) of such title is amended--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``21;'' and 
                inserting ``26; or'';
                    (B) by striking subclause (II);
                    (C) by redesignating subclause (III) as subclause 
                (II); and
                    (D) in subclause (II), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``or (II)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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