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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.

H.R. 3974 · 113th Congress · Jan 29, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

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In general— Section 1110b of such title is repealed.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).