,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjba,mr4
 ,johnson of ,ohio 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,phillips7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to improve the ,,tricare 
program for certain members of the      
,retired ,reserve of the reserve        
components4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,,tricare ,fairness
 for ,national ,guard and ,reserve      
,retirees ,act4  #b4 ,,tricare for      
members of the retired reserve  7a7     
,adjustment of eligibility ,paragraph   
7#b7 of section #ajgd7;b7 of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7  
does not apply to a member or former    
member eligible for retired pay for     
non-regular service under chapter #abbc 
of this title who is under #fj years of 
age unless such member or former member 

is in receipt of such pay 7or would be  
in receipt of such pay but for section  
#ecjd or #ecje of title #ch74  4  7b7   
,,tricare ,retired ,reserve ,section    
#ajgf;e7a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking who is qualified for a
 non-regular retirement at age #fj under
 chapter #abbc of this title1 but is not
 age #fj1 and inserting described in    
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 ,a member of the ,retired ,reserve 
of a reserve component of the armed     
forces is described in this paragraph if
 the member-- 7,a7 is qualified for a   
non-regular retirement at age #fj under 
chapter #abbc of this title2  7,b7 is   
not age #fj2 and  7,c7 is not in receipt
 of retired pay under such chapter1     
unless the member is not in receipt of  
such retired pay due to the application 
of section #ecjd or #ecje of title #ch4 
4  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments  
made by this section shall take effect  

,january #a1 #bjbb4