Sec. 703. Expansion of continued health benefits coverage to include discharged and released members of the Selected Reserve
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Subsection
(b)of section 1078a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(2)through
(4)as paragraphs
(3)through (5), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph (2): A member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the armed forces who— is discharged or released from service in the Selected Reserve, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary concerned; immediately preceding that discharge or release, is eligible to enroll in TRICARE Standard coverage under section 1076d of this title; and after that discharge or release, would not otherwise be eligible for any benefits under this chapter. . Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting or subsection (b)(2) after subsection (b)(1) . Subsection
(d)of such section is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(2)through
(4)as paragraphs
(3)through (5), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph (2): In the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), the written election shall be submitted to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the later of— the date of the discharge or release of the member from service in the Selected Reserve; and the date the member receives the notification required pursuant to subsection (c). . Subsection
(e)of such section is amended by inserting or subsection (b)(2) after subsection (b)(1) . Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)through
(D)as subparagraphs
(C)through (E); and by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following new subparagraph (B): in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), the date which is 18 months after the date the member ceases to be eligible to enroll in TRICARE Standard coverage under section 1076d of this title; . Such section is further amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (3), by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting subsection (b)(3) ; and in paragraph (4), by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting subsection (b)(4) ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subsection (c)(1), by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting subsection (b)(3) ; in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting subsection (b)(4) ; and in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (b)(4) and inserting subsection (b)(5) ; in subsection (e), by striking subsection (b)(2) or subsection (b)(3) and inserting subsection (b)(3) or subsection (b)(4) ; and in subsection (g)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting subsection (b)(3) ; in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting subsection (b)(4) ; and in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (b)(4) and inserting subsection (b)(5) ; in paragraph (2)— by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting paragraph (1)(C) ; and by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting subsection (b)(3) ; and in paragraph (3)— by striking paragraph (1)(C) and inserting paragraph (1)(D) ; and by striking subsection (b)(3) and inserting subsection (b)(4) .