Sec. 701. EXTENSION OF TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE AND TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WHO ARE INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED

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## SEC. 701 EXTENSION OF TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE AND TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WHO ARE INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED ###

(a)TRICARE Standard Coverage Section 1076d(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “Eligibility” and inserting “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), eligibility”; and ####

(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph and ending December 31, 2018, eligibility for a member under this section who is involuntarily separated from the Selected Reserve under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary concerned, shall terminate 180 days after the date on which the member is separated.” > . ###

(b)TRICARE Dental Coverage Section 1076a(a)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this sentence and ending December 31, 2018, such plan shall provide that coverage for a member of the Selected Reserve who is involuntarily separated from the Selected Reserve under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary concerned, shall not terminate earlier than 180 days after the date on which the member is separated.”.