,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aiah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ad1  
#bjad,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide a    
special change in status rule for       
employees who become eligible for       
,,tricare4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,clarity for        
,military ,retiree ,health ,care ,act4  
#b4 ,special change in status rule for  
employees who become eligible for       
,,tricare  7a7 ,in general ,subsection  
7g7 of section #abe of the ,internal    
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#e7 ,change in status      
relating to ,,tricare eligibility ,for  
purposes of this section1 if a cafeteria
 plan permits an employee to revoke an  
election during a period of coverage and
 to make a new election based on a      

change in status event1 an event that   
causes the employee to become eligible  
for coverage under the ,,tricare program
 shall be treated as a change in status 
event4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the     
amendment made by this section shall    
apply to events occurring after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4