To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4381 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4381 To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2025 Ms. Sewell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program regarding treating pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM TO TREAT PREGNANCY AS A QUALIFYING EVENT FOR ENROLLMENT IN TRICARE SELECT. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a five- year pilot program under which the Secretary shall treat pregnancy as a qualifying event under section 1099(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, for enrollment in TRICARE Select by an eligible beneficiary. (b) Initial Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the status of the pilot program under subsection (a). (c) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the Secretary commences the pilot program under subsection (a), and annually thereafter for the next four years, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program. Each such report shall include the number of covered enrollment changes, disaggregated by-- (1) month, beginning with January 2027; and (2) whether the eligible beneficiary made such cover