Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§1076f Tricare Program: Extension of Coverage for Certain Members of the National Guard and Dependents During Certain Disaster Response Duty

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 55 — MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE › § 1076f

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Lets National Guard members and their dependents keep TRICARE health coverage when the member is on disaster response duty that comes right after full-time Guard service under section 502(f) of title 32, including under chapter 9. The coverage can extend for more than 30 days. The State Governor (or the D.C. mayor) can stop the extended coverage if they think it is not in the best interest of the member or the State. The Secretary will bill the State for the cost, and the money goes into the Defense Health Program Account to pay for the coverage. disaster response duty — Guard duty ordered by a Governor or the D.C. mayor during an emergency or to prepare for an imminent disaster. State — any U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. territory or possession.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §1076f

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Extended Coverage.—

During a period in which a member of the National Guard is performing disaster response duty, the member may be treated as being on active duty for a period of more than 30 days for purposes of the eligibility of the member and dependents of the member for health care benefits under the TRICARE program if such period immediately follows a period in which the member served on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, including pursuant to chapter 9 of such title, unless the Governor of the State (or, with respect to the District of Columbia, the mayor of the District of Columbia) determines that such extended eligibility is not in the best interest of the member or the State.

(b)Contribution by State.—

(1)The Secretary shall charge a State for the costs of providing coverage under the TRICARE program to members of the National Guard of the State and the dependents of the members pursuant to subsection (a). Such charges shall be paid from the funds of the State or from any other non-Federal funds.

(2)Any amounts received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be credited to the appropriation available for the Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of this title, shall be merged with sums in such Account that are available for the fiscal year in which collected, and shall be available under subsection (b) of such section, including to carry out subsection (a) of this section.

(c)Definitions.—

In this section: (1)

(2)The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 1076f

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110