,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,ms4   
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,hirono7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se to provide c]ta9    
,,tric>e b5efici>ies ) ! opportunity to 
reta9 access to ,,tric>e ,prime4  #a4   
,future availability ( ,,tric>e ,prime =
 c]ta9 b5efici>ies enroll$ 9 ,,tric>e   
,prime ,section #gcb ( ! ,national      
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci2 #abf 
,/at4 #ahaf7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by        
r$esignat+ subsection 7b7 z subsection  
7c72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7a7 ! foll[+ new subsection 7b73  7b7   
,access to ,,tric>e ,prime  7#a7 ,"o-"t 
election ,subject to p>agraph 7#c71 !   
,secret>y %all ensure t ea* affect$     
eligible b5efici>y :o is enroll$ 9      
,,tric>e ,prime z ( ,septemb] #cj1      
#bjac1 may make a "o-"t election to     

cont9ue su* enrollm5t 9 ,,tric>e ,prime1
 not)/&+ t a contract describ$ 9        
subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 does n all[ =   
su* enrollm5t bas$ on ! location 9 :i*  
su* b5efici>y resides4 ,! b5efici>y may 
cont9ue su* enrollm5t 9 ,,tric>e ,prime 
s long z ! b5efici>y resides 9 ! same   
,,zip code z ! ,,zip code 9 :i* !       
b5efici>y resid$ at ! "t ( su* election4
  7#b7 ,enrollm5t 9 ,,tric>e ,/&>d ,if  
an affect$ eligible b5efici>y makes !   
"o-"t election "u p>agraph 7#a71 !      
b5efici>y may !reaft] elect to enroll 9 
,,tric>e ,/&>d at any "t 9 accordance ) 
a contract describ$ 9 subsection        
7a77#b77;,a74  7#c7 ,resid5ce at "t (   
election ,an affect$ eligible b5efici>y 
may n make ! "o-"t election "u p>agraph 
7#a7 if1 at ! "t ( su* election1 !      
b5efici>y does n reside 9 a ,,zip code t
 is 9 a region describ$ 9 subsection    
7c77#a77;,b74  4