SURVIVING-DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY UNDER TRICARE DENTAL PLAN FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY AT TIME OF DEATH OF MILITARY SPOUSE.

SEC. 713. SURVIVING-DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY UNDER TRICARE DENTAL PLAN FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES WHO WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY AT TIME OF DEATH OF MILITARY SPOUSE. Section 1076a(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(k) Eligible Dependent Defined.—(1) In this section, the term ‘eligible dependent’ means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.“(2) Such term includes any such dependent of a member who dies while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days or a member of the Ready Reserve if, on the date of the death of the member, the dependent—“(A) is enrolled in a dental benefits plan established under subsection (a); or“(B) if not enrolled in such a plan on such date—119 STAT. 3344“(i) is not enrolled by reason of a discontinuance of a former enrollment under subsection (f); or“(ii) is not qualified for such enrollment because—“(I) the dependent is a child under the minimum age for such enrollment; or“(II) the dependent is a spouse who is a member of the armed forces on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.“(3) Such term does not include a dependent by reason of paragraph (2) after the end of the three-year period beginning on the date of the member’s death.”.