S 731
111th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve.
Introduced: March 26, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Makes a member of the Retired Reserve who is qualified for a non-regular (reserve) retirement at age 60, but is not yet 60, eligible for health benefits under TRICARE Standard (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program for members of the reserves). Terminates such eligibility when the member becomes eligible for TRICARE Standard at age 60.
Includes immediate family members under such coverage.
Requires members to pay a premium for such coverage.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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