,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,defense to conduct a     
study on providing benefits under       
,,tricare ,reserve ,select and the      
,,tricare dental program to members of  
the ,selected ,reserve and their        
dependents4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,access to         
,healthcare for ,reservists ,act4  #b4  
,study on providing benefits under      
,,tricare ,reserve ,select and ,,tricare
 dental program to members of the       
,selected ,reserve and their dependents 
7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall conduct a study on the            
feasibility1 potential cost effects to  
the budget of the ,department of        
,defense1 changes in out-of-pocket costs
 to beneficiaries1 and effects on other 

,federal programs of expanding          
eligibility for ,,tricare ,reserve      
,select and the ,,tricare dental program
 to include all members of the ,selected
 ,reserve of the ,ready ,reserve of a   
reserve component of the ,armed ,forces1
 their dependents1 and their            
non-dependent children under the age of 
#bf4  7b7 ,specifications ,in conducting
 the study under subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary shall include an assessment  
of the following3 7#a7 ,cost-shifting to
 the ,department of ,defense to support 
the expansion of ,,tricare ,reserve     
,select and the ,,tricare dental program
 from-- 7,a7 health benefit plans under 
chapter #hi of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code2  7,b7 employer-sponsored health 
insurance2  7,c7 private health         
insurance2  7,d7 insurance under a      
,state health care exchange2 and  7,e7  
the ,medicaid program under title ,,xix 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq474  7#b7 ,new    
costs for the ,department of ,defense to

 enroll in ,,tricare ,reserve ,select   
and the ,,tricare dental program members
 of the ,selected ,reserve of the ,ready
 ,reserve of a reserve component of the 
,armed ,forces who were previously      
uninsured4  7#c7 ,the resources needed  
to implement ,,tricare ,reserve ,select 
and the ,,tricare dental program for all
 such members1 their dependents1 and    
their non-dependent children under the  
age of #bf4  7#d7 ,anticipated          
cost-savings or cost-avoidance of the   
expansion of ,,tricare ,reserve ,select 
and the ,,tricare dental program with   
regard to increased training days       
performed in support of mass medical    
events during battle assemblies of the  
reserve components1 including an        
assessment of the impact of such        
expansion on-- 7,a7 medical readiness2  
7,b7 overall deployability rates2  7,c7 
deployability timelines2  7,d7 fallout  
rates at mobilization sites2  7,e7      
cross-leveling of members of the reserve
 components to backfill medical fallouts

 at mobilization sites2 and  7,f7 any   
other readiness metrics affected by such
 expansion4  7#e7 ,any impact of such   
expansion on recruitment and retention  
of members of the ,ready ,reserve of the
 reserve components of the ,armed       
,forces4  7#f7 ,any changes to          
out-of-pocket costs for such members and
 their dependents resulting from such   
expansion4  7#g7 ,anticipated           
cost-savings or cost-avoidance in       
contracts that implement the ,reserve   
,health ,readiness ,program of the      
,department of ,defense4  7c7           
,determination of cost effects ,in      
studying the potential cost effects to  
the budget of the ,department of        
,defense under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of ,defense shall study the  
cost effects for the following scenarios
 of expanded eligibility for ,,tricare  
,reserve ,select and the ,,tricare      
dental program3 7#a7 ,premium free for  
members of the ,selected ,reserve of the
 ,ready ,reserve of a reserve component 

of the ,armed ,forces1 their dependents1
 and their non-dependent children under 
the age of #bf4  7#b7 ,premium free for 
such members and subsidized premiums for
 such dependents and non-dependent      
children4  7#c7 ,subsidized premiums for
 such members1 dependents1 and          
non-dependent children4  7d7 ,use of a  
federally funded research and           
development center ,the ,secretary shall
 contract with a federally funded       
research and development center that is 
qualified and appropriate to conduct the
 study required under subsection 7a74   
7e7 ,briefing2 report  7#a7 ,briefing   
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary shall provide to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate and the ,committee on ,armed    
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives a briefing on the      
methodology and approach of the study   
required under subsection 7a74  7#b7    
,report ,not later than two years after 

the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate and the ,committee on ,armed    
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives a report on the results
 of the study required under subsection 
7a74  7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3
 7#a7 ,,tricare dental program ,the term
 ,,tricare dental program means dental  
benefits under section #ajgf;a of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7       
,,tricare ,reserve ,select ,the term    
,,tricare ,reserve ,select means health 
benefits under section #ajgf;d of such  
title4