,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ad1 #bjbb,ms4   
,duckwor? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se to conduct a /udy  
on provid+ b5efits "u ,,tric>e ,res]ve  
,select & ! ,,tric>e d5tal program to   
memb]s ( ! ,select$ ,res]ve & _!        
dep5d5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,access to ,heal?c>e =     
,res]vi/s ,act4  #b4 ,/udy on provid+   
b5efits "u ,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select &   
,,tric>e d5tal program to memb]s ( !    
,select$ ,res]ve & _! dep5d5ts  7a7     
,/udy ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all       
conduct a /udy on ! feasibility1        
pot5tial co/ effects to ! budget ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 *anges 9           
out-(-pocket co/s to b5efici>ies1 &     
effects on o!r ,f$]al programs ( exp&+  
eligibility = ,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select &
 ! ,,tric>e d5tal program to include all
 memb]s ( ! ,select$ ,res]ve ( ! ,ready 

,res]ve ( a res]ve compon5t ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces1 _! dep5d5ts1 & _! non-dep5d5t    
*ildr5 "u ! age ( #bf4  7b7             
,specifications ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u   
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all include
 an assessm5t ( ! foll[+3 7#a7          
,co/-%ift+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to  
support ! expansion ( ,,tric>e ,res]ve  
,select & ! ,,tric>e d5tal program f--  
7,a7 heal? b5efit plans "u *apt] #hi (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,b7    
employ]-sponsor$ heal? insurance2  7,c7 
private heal? insurance2  7,d7 insurance
 "u a ,/ate heal? c>e ex*ange2 &  7,e7 !
 ,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq474  7#b7 ,new co/s = !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to enroll 9 ,,tric>e
 ,res]ve ,select & ! ,,tric>e d5tal     
program memb]s ( ! ,select$ ,res]ve ( ! 
,ready ,res]ve ( a res]ve compon5t ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces :o 7 previ\sly un9sur$4     
7#c7 ,! res\rces ne$$ to implem5t       
,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select & ! ,,tric>e   
d5tal program = all su* memb]s1 _!      

dep5d5ts1 & _! non-dep5d5t *ildr5 "u !  
age ( #bf4  7#d7 ,anticipat$ co/-sav+s  
or co/-avoidance ( ! expansion (        
,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select & ! ,,tric>e   
d5tal program ) reg>d to increas$ tra9+ 
days p]=m$ 9 support ( mass m$ical ev5ts
 dur+ battle assemblies ( ! res]ve      
compon5ts1 includ+ an assessm5t ( !     
impact ( su* expansion on-- 7,a7 m$ical 
read9ess2  7,b7 ov]all deployability    
rates2  7,c7 deployability timel9es2    
7,d7 fall\t rates at mobilization sites2
  7,e7 cross-level+ ( memb]s ( ! res]ve 
compon5ts to backfill m$ical fall\ts at 
mobilization sites2 &  7,f7 any o!r     
read9ess metrics affect$ by su*         
expansion4  7#e7 ,any impact ( su*      
expansion on recruitm5t & ret5tion (    
memb]s ( ! ,ready ,res]ve ( ! res]ve    
compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#f7 ,any   
*anges to out-(-pocket co/s = su* memb]s
 & _! dep5d5ts result+ f su* expansion4 
7#g7 ,anticipat$ co/-sav+s or           
co/-avoidance 9 contracts t implem5t !  
,res]ve ,heal? ,read9ess ,program ( !   

,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7c7 ,det]m9ation (
 co/ effects ,9 /udy+ ! pot5tial co/    
effects to ! budget ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se %all /udy ! co/ effects = !    
foll[+ sc5>ios ( exp&$ eligibility =    
,,tric>e ,res]ve ,select & ! ,,tric>e   
d5tal program3 7#a7 ,premium free =     
memb]s ( ! ,select$ ,res]ve ( ! ,ready  
,res]ve ( a res]ve compon5t ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces1 _! dep5d5ts1 & _! non-dep5d5t    
*ildr5 "u ! age ( #bf4  7#b7 ,premium   
free = su* memb]s & subsidiz$ premiums =
 su* dep5d5ts & non-dep5d5t *ildr54     
7#c7 ,subsidiz$ premiums = su* memb]s1  
dep5d5ts1 & non-dep5d5t *ildr54  7d7    
,use ( a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &         
developm5t c5t] ,! ,secret>y %all       
contract ) a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &     
developm5t c5t] t is qualifi$ &         
appropriate to conduct ! /udy requir$ "u
 subsection 7a74  7e7 ,brief+2 report   
7#a7 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all provide to ! ,committee  

on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a brief+ on !          
me?odology & approa* ( ! /udy requir$ "u
 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !  
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate 
& ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
results ( ! /udy requir$ "u subsection  
7a74  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3   
7#a7 ,,tric>e d5tal program ,! t]m      
,,tric>e d5tal program means d5tal      
b5efits "u section #ajgf;a ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,,tric>e     
,res]ve ,select ,! t]m ,,tric>e ,res]ve 
,select means heal? b5efits "u section  
#ajgf;d ( su* title4