Sec. 710. TRICARE payment options for retirees
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Section 1099 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by amending the section designation and heading to read as follows: ; by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (e); and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following new subsection: A member or former member of the uniformed services, or a dependent thereof, eligible for medical care and dental care under section 1074(b) or 1076 of this title shall pay premiums charged for the coverage under this chapter. To the maximum extent practicable, the premiums shall be withheld from the retired, retainer, or equivalent pay of the member, former member, or dependent. In all other cases, the premiums shall be paid in a frequency and method determined by the Secretary. . Section 1097a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by striking ; ; payment options by striking subsection (c); and by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and
(f)as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively. The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended— by striking the item relating to section 1097 and inserting the following new item: 1097a. TRICARE Prime: automatic enrollments. ; and by striking the item relating to section 1099 and inserting the following new item: 1099. Health care enrollment system and payment options. .