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— (1) 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; and (2) a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force on active duty may enroll in TRICARE Select under paragraph (1) for a period that ends not later than 180 days after the end of pregnancy. (b) Initial briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 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 Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 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 covered enrollment change— (A) because the eligible beneficiary is a member of the covered Armed Forces on active duty who may enroll in TRICARE Select under the pilot program; (B) because the eligible beneficiary is a member of the covered Armed Forces who separated from active duty; (C) because the eligible beneficiary is a member of the covered Armed Forces who returned to active duty; (D) because the eligible beneficiary is a dependent of a member of the covered Armed Forces who separated from active duty; (E) because the eligible beneficiary is a dependent of a member of the covered Armed Forces who returned to active duty; or (F) based on the treatment, under the pilot program, of pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Forces means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. (2) The term covered enrollment change means a change to a previous election by an eligible beneficiary under subsection (b)(1) of section 1099 of title 10, United States Code, to enroll in a health care plan designated under subsection (c) of such section. (3) The term eligible beneficiary means an individual— (A) eligible to enroll in TRICARE Select under section 1075(b) of title 10, United States Code, by reason of being a member or former member of the covered Armed Forces, or a dependent of such a member or former member; or (B) a member of the covered Armed Forces on active duty. (4) The terms TRICARE program and TRICARE Select have the meanings given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.