[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5061]
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SA 5651. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe)
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 706. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER THE TRICARE
PROGRAM TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED
SERVICES.
(a) Expansion of Certain Health Care Coverage to Include
Members of the Uniformed Services.--
(1) Delayed-effective-date active-duty order.--Section
1074(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``the armed forces'' and inserting ``a uniformed
service''.
(2) Overnight prior to duty.--Section 1074a(a) of such
title is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the armed forces'' and
inserting ``a uniformed service''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the armed forces'' and
inserting ``a uniformed service''.
(b) Expansion and Clarification of Certain TRICARE Reserve
Coverage to Include Members of the Uniformed Services.--
(1) TRICARE reserve select.--Section 1076d(a)(1) of title
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the armed
forces'' and inserting ``a uniformed service''.
(2) TRICARE retired reserve.--Section 1076e(a)(1) of such
title is amended by striking ``the armed forces'' and
inserting ``a uniformed service''.
(3) TRICARE dental program.--Section 1076a(a) of such title
is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``of a reserve component
of a uniformed service'' after ``Ready Reserve''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the reserve
components'' and inserting ``a reserve component of a
uniformed service''.
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