ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE OFFICERS FOR HEALTH CARE PENDING ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY FOLLOWING COMMISSIONING.

SEC. 708. ELIGIBILITY OF RESERVE OFFICERS FOR HEALTH CARE PENDING ORDERS TO ACTIVE DUTY FOLLOWING COMMISSIONING. Section 1074(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a)”; (2) by striking “who is on active duty” and inserting “described in paragraph (2)”; and(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) Members of the uniformed services referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:“(A) A member of a uniformed service on active duty.“(B) A member of a reserve component of a uniformed service who has been commissioned as an officer if—“(i) the member has requested orders to active duty for the member’s initial period of active duty following the commissioning of the member as an officer;“(ii) the request for orders has been approved;“(iii) the orders are to be issued but have not been issued; and“(iv) the member does not have health care insurance and is not covered by any other health benefits plan.”.