[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3974 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3974

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the TRICARE Program 
   for adult children of members and former members of the uniformed 
                   services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2014

    Mr. Graves of Missouri 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 improve the TRICARE Program 
   for adult children of members and former members of the uniformed 
                   services, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ENROLLMENT OF ADULT CHILDREN UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM PLAN OF 
              SPONSOR.

    (a) Increase of Maximum Age.--
            (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)''.
            (3) Certain children who survive sponsor.--
                    (A) Section 1076a(k) of such title is amended by 
                striking paragraph (3).
                    (B) Section 1079(g) of such title is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``When a 
                        member dies'' and inserting ``Except as 
                        provided by paragraph (2), when a member 
                        dies'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``shall 
                        be the longer'' and all that follows through 
                        ``attains 23 years of age'' and inserting 
                        ``shall be the period ending on the date on 
                        which such dependent attains 26 years of age'';
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (3); and
                            (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
                        (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1110b of such title is repealed.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
        55 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 1110b.
    (c) Offset.--It is the sense of Congress that any increase in 
expenditures of funds by reason of the enactment of this Act should be 
fully offset by reducing expenditures of funds for United States 
foreign assistance programs (other than United States foreign 
assistance programs for Israel).
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