,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cedg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,kiggans of ,virginia 7for herself and  
,ms4 ,goodlander7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to allow members of the  
,selected ,reserve and ,national ,guard 
holding employment within the ,federal  
,government the choice between military 
and civilian healthcare plans1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,servicemember 
,healthcare ,freedom ,act of #bjbe4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds the          
following3  7#a7 ,thousands of members  
of reserve components and the ,national 
,guard1 in addition to their military   
service1 work for the ,united ,states   
,government in a civilian capacity4     
7#b7 ,nearly all members of the         
,selected ,reserve and the ,national    
,guard1 and their families1 are entitled

 to purchase a ,,tricare ,reserve       
,select 7,,trs7 healthcare plan as a    
service-related benefit4  7#c7 ,as of   
the day before the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 eligibility for ,federal 
,employee ,health ,benefits 7,,fehb7    
prohibits members of the ,selected      
,reserve and ,national ,guard from      
enrolling in ,tricare ,reserve ,select  
plans4  7#d7 ,removal of such           
prohibition for members of the ,selected
 ,reserve and the ,national ,guard will 
provide continuity of care throughout   
mobilization cycles4  7#e7 ,providing   
members of the ,armed ,forces with the  
ability to purchase comprehensive1      
low-cost health insurance increases the 
readiness and lethality of the ,armed   
,forces as a whole4  #c4 ,modification  
of expiration date to allow members of  
the ,selected ,reserve and ,national    
,guard1 eligible for ,federal ,employee 
,health ,benefits1 to enroll into       
,,tricare ,reserve ,select as of        
,january #a1 #bjbf ,section             

#ajgf;d7a77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,january #a1 #bjcj and inserting        
,january #a1 #bjbf4