,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #a1 #bjbj,mr4   
,r\da 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (          
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,ms4 ,foxx (  
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,au/9      
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4
 ,pappas1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,lyn*1  
,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4
 ,case1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1  
,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & ,mr4 ,crd5as7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to submit to ,congress
 a report on lapses 9 cov]age "u !      
,,tric>e program = c]ta9 memb]s ( !     
,national ,gu>d & res]ve compon5ts4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,protect+ ,our ,s]vicememb]s' ,c>e ,act 
( #bjbj4  #b4 ,report on lapses 9       
,,tric>e cov]age = memb]s ( ! ,national 
,gu>d & res]ve compon5ts  7a7 ,report ,n

 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! appropriate congressional committees a
 report conta9+ an analysis ( ea* ( !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,any lapses 9 cov]age "u ! 
,,tric>e program = a memb] ( a res]ve   
compon5t t occurr$ dur+ ! eight ye>     
p]iod end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act & 7 caus$ by a *ange 9 ! duty /atus
 ( su* memb]1 includ+ an id5tification (
 ! total numb] ( su* lapses4  7#b7 ,!   
factors contribut+ to any su* lapses1   
includ+-- 7,a7 te*nological factors1    
includ+ factors relat+ to outdat$       
sy/ems2  7,b7 human errors 9 process+   
*anges 9 duty /atus2 &  7,c7 %ortages 9 
! level ( adm9i/rative /aff+ ( !        
,national ,gu>d4  7#c7 ,h[ factors      
contribut+ to any su* lapses 7 id5tifi$ 
"u p>agraph 7#b7 & :e!r actions h be5   
tak5 to address ! factors4  7#d7 ,!     
effect ( any su* lapses on-- 7,a7 !     
deliv]y ( heal? c>e b5efits to memb]s ( 
! res]ve compon5ts & ! eligible dep5d5ts

 ( su* memb]s2 or  7,b7 =ce read9ess &  
=ce ret5tion4  7#e7 ,! p>ties           
responsible = id5tify+ & communicat+ to 
a memb] ( a res]ve compon5t issues      
relat+ to eligibility "u ! ,,tric>e     
program4  7#f7 ,! me?ods by :i* a memb] 
( a res]ve compon5t1 an eligible dep5d5t
 ( su* memb]1 or ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  
may v]ify ! /atus ( enrollm5t 9 !       
,,tric>e program reg>d+ ! memb] be=e1   
dur+1 & aft] a deploym5t ( ! memb]4     
7#g7 ,! comp>ative effectiv5ess1 )      
respect to ! deliv]y ( heal? c>e b5efits
 to a memb] ( a res]ve compon5t &       
eligible dep5d5ts ( su* memb]1 (-- 7,a7 
cont9u+ ! curr5t process by :i* a       
previ\sly eligible memb] mu/ transition 
f cov]age "u ,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select to
 cov]age "u ,,tric>e ,prime aft] a *ange
 to active s]vice 9 ! duty /atus ( su*  
memb]2 &  7,b7 e/abli%+ a new process by
 :i* a previ\sly eligible memb] may     
rema9 cov]$ by ,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select 
aft] a *ange to active s]vice 9 ! duty  
/atus ( su* memb] 7:e!r by all[+ a      

previ\sly eligible memb] to pay a       
premium = su* cov]age or by requir+ !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to provide = su*       
cov]age74  7#h7 ,:e!r ! curr5t process  
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#g77;,a7          
negatively affects ! deliv]y ( heal? c>e
 b5efits z a result ( transitions betwe5
 network provid]s4  7#i7 ,! actions     
necess>y to prev5t future occurr5ces (  
su* lapses1 includ+ legislative actions4
  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,! t]m active s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 t 
t]m 9 section #aja7;d7 ( title #aj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m       
appropriate congressional committees    
means ! congressional def5se committees 
7z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 & ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,! t]m
 eligible dep5d5t means a dep5d5t ( a   
memb] ( a res]ve compon5t-- 7,a7        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 7,d71 or   
7,i7 ( section #ajgb7b7 ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 eligible = 

cov]age "u ! ,,tric>e ,program4  7#d7 ,!
 t]m previ\sly eligible memb] means a   
memb] ( a res]ve compon5t :o 0 eligible 
= cov]age "u ,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select   
pursuant to section #ajgf;d ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 prior to a *ange  
to active s]vice 9 ! duty /atus ( su*   
memb]4  7#e7 ,! t]ms ,,tric>e ,prime &  
,,tric>e program h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms
 9 section #ajgb ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,! t]m ,,tric>e     
,res]ve ,select has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9
 section #ajgf;d7f7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4