Waiver Authorized .—
The Secretary of Defense may waive the deductible payable for medical care provided under the TRICARE program to an eligible dependent of—
a member of a reserve component on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days; or
a member of the National Guard on full-time National Guard duty pursuant to a call or order to full-time National Guard duty for a period of more than 30 days.
Eligible Dependent .—
section 1072(2) of this titleAs used in this section, the term “eligible dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of .
Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VII, § 714(a)113 Stat. 689Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A]114 Stat. 1654Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VII, § 704118 Stat. 1983(Added , , ; amended , title X, § 1087(a)(7)], , , 1654A–290; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–3752004—Subsec. (a). substituted “more than 30 days” for “less than one year” in pars. (1) and (2).
Pub. L. 106–3982000—Subsec. (b). substituted “subparagraph” for “subparagraphs”.