TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE.

SEC. 640. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CARE. (a) Health Care Provided.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 105 STAT. 1385 (1) by redesignating section 1074b as section 1074c; and (2) by inserting after section 1074a the following new section: “§ 1074b. Transitional medical and dental care: members on active duty in support of contingency operations “(a) Health Care Provided.—A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b), and the dependents of the member, shall be entitled to receive health care described in subsection (c) upon the release of the member from active duty in support of a contingency operation until the earlier of— “(1) 30 days after the date of the release of the member from active duty; or “(2) the date on which the member and the dependents of the member are covered by a health plan sponsored by an employer. “(b) Eligible Member Described.—A member of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a) is a member who— “(1) is a member of a reserve component and is called or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation; “(2) is involuntarily retained on active duty under section 673c of this title in support of a contingency operation; or “(3) voluntarily agrees to remain on active duty for a period of less than one year in support of a contingency operation. “(c) Health Care Described.—The health care referred to in subsection (a) is— “(1) medical and dental care available under section 1076 of this title in the same manner as such care is available for a dependent described in subsection (a)(2) of that section; and “(2) health benefits contracted for under the authority of section 1079(a) of this title and subject to the same rates and conditions as apply to persons covered under that section.”. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking out the item relating to section 1074b and inserting in lieu thereof the following new items: “1074b. Transitional medical and dental care: members on active duty in support of contingency operations. “1074c. Medical care: authority to provide a wig.”.