[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 164

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on 
   eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve 
 components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health 
     benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2019

  Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. 
 Capito, Mr. Tester, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Moran, Mr. Jones, 
  Mr. Hoeven, and Ms. Rosen) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on 
   eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve 
 components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health 
     benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

    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 ``TRICARE Reserve Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TRICARE RESERVE SELECT OF 
              CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    Section 1076d(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Except as provided 
        in paragraph (2), a member'' and inserting ``A member''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
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