S.Amdt. 3929

SA 3929. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) to
the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 718. NOTIFICATION TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES OF COVERAGE
TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS.

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 1097d the following new section:

``Sec. 1097e. TRICARE program: notice of coverage transition
requirements

``(a) Provision of Notice.--(1) The Secretary shall provide
each covered beneficiary with notices of a TRICARE coverage
transition requirement that affects the individual.
``(2) The Secretary shall provide notice under paragraph
(1) through electronic means.
``(b) Timing of Notice.--The Secretary shall provide
notices to a covered beneficiary under subsection (a)(1) as
follows:
``(1) On the date that is one year before the covered
beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition
requirement.
``(2) On the date that is 180 days before the covered
beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition
requirement.
``(3) On the date that is 30 days before the covered
beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition
requirement.
``(c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct an outreach
and public awareness campaign to inform covered beneficiaries
of TRICARE coverage transition requirements, including
through the internet website of the TRICARE program, social
media, and family readiness groups.
``(d) Reports.--Not less frequently than annually, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the implementation of this section,
including metrics relating to the outreach and public
awareness campaign conducted under subsection (c) and any
recommendations to improve making covered beneficiaries aware
of TRICARE coverage transition requirements.
``(e) TRICARE Coverage Transition Requirement Defined.--In
this section, the term `TRICARE coverage transition
requirement' means a requirement under this chapter for a
covered beneficiary to make a different election under the
TRICARE program to continue enrollment in the TRICARE
program, including by reason of attaining a certain age as
described in section 1086(d) or 1110b of this title.''.
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