S.Amdt. 5651

SA 5651. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 706. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

(a) Expansion of Certain Health Care Coverage to Include Members of the Uniformed Services.--

(1) Delayed-effective-date active-duty order.--Section 1074(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the armed forces” and inserting “a uniformed service”.

(2) Overnight prior to duty.--Section 1074a(a) of such title is amended--

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking “the armed forces” and inserting “a uniformed service”; and

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking “the armed forces” and inserting “a uniformed service”.

(b) Expansion and Clarification of Certain TRICARE Reserve Coverage to Include Members of the Uniformed Services.--

(1) TRICARE reserve select.--Section 1076d(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the armed forces” and inserting “a uniformed service”.

(2) TRICARE retired reserve.--Section 1076e(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking “the armed forces” and inserting “a uniformed service”.

(3) TRICARE dental program.--Section 1076a(a) of such title is amended--

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “of a reserve component of a uniformed service” after “Ready Reserve”; and

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking “the reserve components” and inserting “a reserve component of a uniformed service”.