,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,daines introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to permit        
reenrollment and establishment by       
retiree beneficiaries of monthly        
enrollment fee payment for ,,tricare    
,select at any time during #bjba1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,tricare
 ,retiree ,protection ,act4  #b4        
,reenrollment and establishment by      
retiree beneficiaries of monthly        
enrollment fee payment for ,,tricare    
,select at any time during #bjba  7a7   
,in general ,a covered beneficiary      
described in subsection 7b7 may1 at any 
time during #bjba1 reenroll in ,,tricare
 ,select4  7b7 ,covered beneficiaries ,a
 covered beneficiary described in this  
subsection is any covered beneficiary in
 the retired category who-- 7#a7 is     

enrolled in ,,tricare ,select as of     
,december #ca1 #bjbj2 but  7#b7 does not
 establish monthly enrollment fee       
payment for ,,tricare ,select during    
#bjba during the #bjbj ,,tricare ,open  
,season4  7c7 ,requirements in          
connection with reenrollment  7#a7 ,in  
general ,a covered beneficiary who      
reenrolls in ,,tricare ,select pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 shall1 at the time of 
reenrollment-- 7,a7 pay a portion of the
 annual enrollment fee for ,,tricare    
,select for #bjba equal to-- 7i7 the    
monthly enrollment fee payment for      
,,tricare ,select during #bjba          
applicable to the covered beneficiary2  
multiplied by  7ii7 the number of months
 in #bjba that have elapsed as of the   
date of reenrollment2 and  7,b7         
establish month enrollment fee payment  
for ,,tricare ,select during #bjba for  
the remaining months of #bjba4  7#b7    
,partial month ,for purposes of         
paragraph 7#a77;,a77ii71 the month in   
which a covered beneficiary reenrolls in

 ,,tricare ,select shall be treated as a
 full month4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,the term covered         
beneficiary in the retired category     
means any covered beneficiary enrolled  
in ,,tricare ,select in the retired     
category under section                  
#ajge7;b77#a77;,b7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the term         
,,tricare ,select means the option under
 the ,,tricare program established      
pursuant to section #ajge of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,the term  
#bjbj ,,tricare ,open ,season means the 
period in #bjbj for enrollment in and   
election of options regarding           
participation in the ,,tricare program  
during #bjba1 namely the period         
beginning ,november #i1 #bjbj1 and      
ending ,december #ad1 #bjbj4  7#d7 ,the 
terms covered beneficiary and ,,tricare 
program have the meaning given such     
terms in section #ajgb of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code4