CONTINUED TRICARE ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS RESIDING AT REMOTE LOCATIONS AFTER DEPARTURE OF SPONSORS FOR UNACCOMPANIED ASSIGNMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.

SEC. 702. CONTINUED TRICARE ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS RESIDING AT REMOTE LOCATIONS AFTER DEPARTURE OF SPONSORS FOR UNACCOMPANIED ASSIGNMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY. Section 1079(p) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking “dependents referred to in subsection (a) of a member of the uniformed services referred to in section 1074(c)(3) of this title who are residing with the member” and inserting “dependents described in paragraph (3)”; (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): “(3) This subsection applies with respect to a dependent referred to in subsection (a) who—116 STAT. 2584 “(A) is a dependent of a member of the uniformed services referred to in section 1074(c)(3) of this title and is residing with the member; “(B) is a dependent of a member who, after having served in a duty assignment described in section 1074(c)(3) of this title, has relocated without the dependent pursuant to orders for a permanent change of duty station from a remote location described in subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section where the member and the dependent resided together while the member served in such assignment, if the orders do not authorize dependents to accompany the member to the new duty station at the expense of the United States and the dependent continues to reside at the same remote location, or “(C) is a dependent of a reserve component member ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days and is residing with the member, and the residence is located more than 50 miles, or approximately one hour of driving time, from the nearest military medical treatment facility adequate to provide the needed care.”.