Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/3358

 119 STAT. 3340

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

(e) REVISION OF TRICARE STANDARD DEFINITION.—Subsection (f)(2) of section 1076d of such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(2) The term ‘TRICARE Standard’ means— ‘‘(A) medical care to which a dependent described in section 1076(a)(2) of this title is entitled; and ‘‘(B) health benefits contracted for under the authority of section 1079(a) of this title and subject to the same rates and conditions as apply to persons covered under that section.’’. (f) REVISION OF SECTION HEADING.— (1) AMENDMENT.—The heading for section 1076d of such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 1076d. TRICARE program: coverage for members of reserve components who commit to continued service in the Selected Reserve after release from active duty in support of a contingency operation’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to section 1076d in the table of sections relating to chapter 55 of such title is amended to read as follows: ‘‘1076d. TRICARE program: coverage for members of reserve components who commit to continued service in the Selected Reserve after release from active duty in support of a contingency operation.’’. SEC. 702. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

(a) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1076b of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 1076b. TRICARE program: TRICARE Standard coverage for members of the Selected Reserve ‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Each member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who is committed to serving in the Selected Reserve as described in subsection (c)(3) is eligible, subject to subsection (h), to enroll in TRICARE Standard and receive benefits under such enrollment for any period that the member— ‘‘(1) is an eligible unemployment compensation recipient; ‘‘(2) subject to subsection (i), is not eligible for health care benefits under an employer-sponsored health benefits plan; or ‘‘(3) is not eligible under paragraph (1) or (2) and is not eligible under section 1076d of this title. ‘‘(b) TYPES OF COVERAGE.—(1) A member eligible under subsection (a) may enroll for either of the following types of coverage: ‘‘(A) Self alone coverage. ‘‘(B) Self and family coverage. ‘‘(2) An enrollment by a member for self and family covers the member and the dependents of the member who are described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title. ‘‘(c) ENROLLMENT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide for at least one open enrollment period each year. During an open enrollment period or at such other time as the Secretary considers appropriate, a member eligible under subsection (a) may enroll in TRICARE Standard or change or terminate an enrollment in TRICARE Standard. ‘‘(2) An enrollment in TRICARE Standard of a member eligible under subsection (a) shall be effective for one year only, and may

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