,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,moran introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for coordination 
between the ,,tricare program and       
eligibility for making contributions to 
a health savings account4  #a4  ,short  
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,veterans ,,tricare ,choice ,act4  #b4  
,coordination between ,,tricare program 
and eligibility to make contributions to
 health savings accounts  7a7  ,in      
general  ,section #bbc7;c77#a77;,b7 of  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is
 amended by striking and at the end of  
clause 7ii71 by striking the period at  
the end of clause 7iii7 and inserting 1 
and1 and by adding at the end the       
following new clause3  7iv7 coverage    
under the ,,tricare program under       
chapter #ee of title #aj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 for any period with      

respect to which an election is in      
effect under section #ajig;d of such    
title providing that the individual is  
ineligible to be enrolled in 7and       
receive benefits under7 such program4  4
  7b7  ,provisions relating to election 
of ineligibility under ,,tricare  7#a7  
,in general  ,chapter #ee of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #ajig;c the     
following new section3  #ajig;d4        
,,tricare program3 ,election of         
eligibility  7a7  ,election  ,a         
,,tricare-eligible individual may elect 
at any time to be ineligible to enroll  
in 7and receive any benefits under7 the 
,,tricare program4  7b7  ,change of     
election  7#a7 ,if a ,,tricare-eligible 
individual makes an election described  
in subsection 7a71 the                  
,,tricare-eligible individual may later 
elect to be eligible to enroll in the   
,,tricare program4 ,an election made    
under this subsection may be made only  
during a special enrollment period4     

7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall ensure that a
 ,,tricare-eligible individual who makes
 an election described in subsection 7a7
 may efficiently enroll in the ,,tricare
 program pursuant to an election under  
paragraph 7#a71 including by maintaining
 the individual1 as appropriate1 in the 
health care enrollment system under     
section #ajii of this title in an       
inactive manner4  7c7  ,period of       
election  ,if a ,,tricare-eligible      
individual makes an election described  
in subsection 7a71 such election shall  
be in effect beginning on the date of   
such election and ending on the date    
that such individual makes an election  
under subsection 7b77#a7 to enroll in   
the ,,tricare program4  7d7  ,cross     
reference relating to health savings    
account participation  ,for provisions  
allowing participation in a health      
savings account in connection with      
coverage under a high deductible health 
plan during the period that the election
 under subsection 7a7 is in effect1 see 

section #bbc7;c77#a77;,b77iv7 of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7e7 
,records  ,the ,secretary shall ensure  
that a ,,tricare-eligible individual who
 makes an election described in         
subsection 7a7 is maintained on the     
,defense ,enrollment ,eligibility       
,reporting ,system1 or successor system1
 regardless of whether the individual is
 eligible for the ,,tricare program     
during the period of such election4  7f7
  ,definitions  ,in this section3  7#a7 
,the term ,,tricare-eligible individual 
means an individual who is eligible to  
be a covered beneficiary entitled to    
health care benefits under the ,,tricare
 program 7determined without regard to  
this section74  7#b7 ,the term special  
enrollment period means the period in   
which a beneficiary under the ,federal  
,employees ,health ,benefits program    
under chapter #hi of title #e may enroll
 in or change a plan under such program 
by reason of a qualifying event or      
during an open enrollment season4 ,for  

purposes of this section1 such          
qualifying events shall also include    
events determined appropriate by the    
,secretary of ,defense1 including events
 relating to a member of the armed      
forces being ordered to active duty4  4 
7#b7  ,conforming amendment  ,the table 
of sections at the beginning of chapter 
#ee of such title is amended by         
inserting after the item relating to    
section #ajig;c the following new item3 
#ajig;d4 ,,tricare program3 ,election of
 eligibility4  4