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House Bill 4220
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Dental Care for Our Troops Act
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Introduced in House on Jun 20, 2023
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H. R. 4220 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4220


To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain charges under the TRICARE dental program for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 20, 2023

Mr. Kim of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate certain charges under the TRICARE dental program for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Dental Care for Our Troops Act”.

SEC. 2. TRICARE Dental for Selected Reserve.

Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the header, by striking “selected reserve and”; and

(ii) by striking “for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and”;

(B) in paragraph (2), in the header, by inserting “individual ready” after “other”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) PLAN FOR SELECTED RESERVE.—A dental benefits plan for members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.”;

(2) in subsection (d)—

(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and

(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

“(3) NO PREMIUM PLANS.— (A) The dental insurance plan established under subsection (a)(5) is a no premium plan.

“(B) Members enrolled in a no premium plan may not be charged a premium for benefits provided under the plan.”;

(3) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking “a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve or”;

(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (l) as subsections (g) through (m), respectively;

(5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f):

“(f) Copayments under no premium plans.—A member who receives dental care under a no premium plan referred to in subsection (d)(3) shall pay no charge for any care described in subsection (c).”; and

(6) in subsection (i), as redesignated by paragraph (4), by striking “subsection (k)(2)” and inserting “subsection (l)(2)”.