EXPANSION OF CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE TO INCLUDE DISCHARGED AND RELEASED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE TO INCLUDE DISCHARGED AND RELEASED MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE. (a) In general.—Subsection (b) of section 1078a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): “(2) A member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the armed forces who— “(A) is discharged or released from service in the Selected Reserve, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, under other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Secretary concerned; “(B) immediately preceding that discharge or release, is enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select; and “(C) after that discharge or release, would not otherwise be eligible for any benefits under this chapter.” . (b) Notification of Eligibility.—Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by inserting “or subsection (b)(2)” after “subsection (b)(1)”. (c) Election of Coverage.—Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): “(2) In the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), the written election shall be submitted to the Secretary concerned before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the later of— “(A) the date of the discharge or release of the member from service in the Selected Reserve; and “(B) the date the member receives the notification required pursuant to subsection (c).” . (d) Coverage of Dependents.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended by inserting “or subsection (b)(2)” after “subsection (b)(1)”. (e) Period of Continued Coverage.—Subsection (g)(1) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B): “(B) in the case of a member described in subsection (b)(2), the date which is 18 months after the date the member ceases to be eligible to enroll in TRICARE Reserve Select;” . (f) TRICARE Reserve Select Defined.—Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(h) TRICARE Reserve Select Defined.—In this section, the term ‘TRICARE Reserve Select’ means TRICARE Standard coverage provided under section 1076d of this title.” . (g) Conforming Amendments.—Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”; and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking “subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “subsection (b)(4)”; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by subsection (c)(1), by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”; (B) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “subsection (b)(4)”; and (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (b)(4)” and inserting “subsection (b)(5)”; (3) in subsection (e), by striking “subsection (b)(2) or subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3) or subsection (b)(4)”; and (4) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by subsection (e)(1), by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”; (ii) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “subsection (b)(4)”; and (iii) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (b)(4)” and inserting “subsection (b)(5)”; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking “paragraph (1)(B)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(C)”; and (ii) by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”; and (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking “paragraph (1)(C)” and inserting “paragraph (1)(D)”; and (ii) by striking “subsection (b)(3)” and inserting “subsection (b)(4)”.