Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017”.
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program
Increase— Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(c)
“(1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.
“(2) Before January 1, 2018, paragraph (1) shall not apply to a child who is eligible to enroll in an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
“(3) This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title.”
Effective date— Such subsection, as so amended, shall apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.