AUTHORITY FOR AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN TRICARE PRIME OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS IN PAY GRADES ABOVE PAY GRADE E-4.

SEC. 711. AUTHORITY FOR AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN TRICARE PRIME OF DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS IN PAY GRADES ABOVE PAY GRADE E-4. Subsection (a) of section 1097a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) Automatic Enrollment of Certain Dependents. (1) In the case of a dependent of a member of the uniformed services who is entitled to medical and dental care under section 1076(a)(2)(A) of this title and resides in a catchment area in which TRICARE Prime is offered, the Secretary— “(A) shall automatically enroll the dependent in TRICARE Prime if the member is in pay grade E-4 or below; and “(B) may automatically enroll the dependent in TRICARE Prime if the member is in pay grade E-5 or higher. “(2) Whenever a dependent of a member is enrolled in TRICARE Prime under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall provide written notice of the enrollment to the member. “(3) The enrollment of a dependent of the member may be terminated by the member or the dependent at any time.” .