TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7667 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7667 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the TRICARE program for certain members of the Retired Reserve of the reserve components. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2026 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the TRICARE program for certain members of the Retired Reserve of the reserve components. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Fairness for National Guard and Reserve Retirees Act''. SEC. 2. TRICARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE RETIRED RESERVE. (a) Adjustment of Eligibility.--Section 1074(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a member or former member eligible for retired pay for non-regular service under chapter 1223 of this title who is under 60 years of age unless such member or former member is in receipt of such pay (or would be in receipt of such pay but for section 5304 or 5305 of title 38).''. (b) TRICARE Retired Reserve.--Section 1076e(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``who is qualified for a non-regular retirement at age 60 under chapter 1223 of this title, but is not age 60,'' and inserting ``described in paragraph (3)''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) A member of the Retired Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces is described in this paragraph if the member-- ``(A) is qualified for a non-regular retirement at age 60 under chapte