[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3846 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3846

 To establish a temporary prohibition on termination of coverage under 
  the TRICARE program for age of dependents under the age of 26 years.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 2010

Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Akaka) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a temporary prohibition on termination of coverage under 
  the TRICARE program for age of dependents under the age of 26 years.

    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 ``Extended TRICARE Coverage for 
Military Families Now Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF COVERAGE UNDER THE 
              TRICARE PROGRAM FOR AGE OF DEPENDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 26 
              YEARS.

    (a) Temporary Prohibition on Termination of Coverage.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the eligibility of an 
individual described in subsection (b) for treatment as a dependent 
under subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United 
States Code, for purposes of the TRICARE program may not, during the 
period specified in subsection (c), be terminated solely by reason of 
exceeding an age limit under such subparagraph.
    (b) Covered Individuals.--An individual described in this 
subsection is any individual who--
            (1) qualifies for treatment as a dependent under 
        subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 10, United 
        States Code, but for exceeding an age limit under such 
        subparagraph; and
            (2) has not attained the age of 26 years.
    (c) Period of Continuation of Coverage.--The period specified in 
this subsection is the period that--
            (1) begins on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) ends on the earlier of--
                    (A) the effective date of regulations implementing 
                provisions of law extending dependent coverage under 
                the TRICARE program to dependent individuals up to the 
                age of 26 years; or
                    (B) September 30, 2011.
    (d) Reenrollment of Certain Persons.--
            (1) In general.--An individual described in paragraph (2) 
        shall, upon the election of the individual, be treated as an 
        individual to whom subsections (a) and (b) apply.
            (2)  Covered individuals.--An individual described in this 
        paragraph is an individual whose treatment as a dependent for 
        purposes of the TRICARE program as described in subsection (a) 
        ceased during the period beginning on June 1, 2010, and ending 
        on the date of the enactment of this Act by reason of exceeding 
        an age limit specified in subsection (a).
            (3) Nature of coverage.--The application of subsections (a) 
        and (b) to an individual under this subsection shall commence 
        on the date of the election of the individual under paragraph 
        (1). The individual shall not be eligible for coverage under 
        the TRICARE program as a dependent, nor be subject to any 
        charges for such coverage, for the period beginning on June 1, 
        2010, and ending on the date of such election.
    (e) TRICARE Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``TRICARE 
program'' has the meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title 
10, United States Code.
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