TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEPENDENTS AS CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF CHAMPUS, DEPENDENTS’ DENTAL PROGRAM, AND CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.

SEC. 702. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEPENDENTS AS CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF CHAMPUS, DEPENDENTS’ DENTAL PROGRAM, AND CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE. (a) CHAMPUS.— (1) Subsection (a) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking out “spouses and children” and inserting in lieu thereof “dependents, as described in subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 1072(2) of this title,”. (2) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking out “as defined in section 1072(2) (A) or (D)” and inserting in lieu thereof “as described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2)”. (b) Dependents’ Dental Program.— Section 1076a of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out “spouses and children (as described in section 1072(2)(D) of this title)” and inserting in lieu thereof “eligible dependents”; (2) in subsection (e), by striking out “spouse or child” and inserting in lieu thereof “eligible dependent”; (3) in subsection (f), by striking out “spouse or children” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “eligible dependents”; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 108 STAT. 2798 “(h) Eligible Dependent Defined.— In this section, the term ‘eligible dependent’ means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.”. (c) Continued Health Benefits Coverage.— Section 1078a of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: “or ceases to meet the requirements for being considered an unmarried dependent under section 1072(2)(I) of this title”; (2) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) by striking out “child” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “dependent”; and (B) by striking out “child’s” each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “dependent’s”; (3) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— (A) by striking out “child” the first, second, and fourth places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “dependent”; and (B) by striking out “an unmarried dependent child under section 1072(2)(D) of this title,” and inserting in lieu thereof “a dependent under subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title;”; (4) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— (A) by striking out “child’s” and inserting in lieu thereof “dependent’s”; and (B) by striking out “child” and inserting in lieu thereof “dependent”; (5) in subsection (g)(1)(B), by striking out “an unmarried dependent child under section 1072(2)(D) of this title” and inserting in lieu thereof “a dependent under subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title”; and (6) in subsection (g)(2), by striking out “child” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “dependent”.