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Modifications to pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating to cancer

Division A · Title VII: Health Care Provisions · Subtitle C: Studies, Reports, and Other Matters

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The section updates a pilot program that offers extra cancer coverage to certain military members and their families by setting new rules for selecting insurance companies, including licensing and financial standards, and requiring negotiation of coverage terms and costs. It also extends the program duration to at least three years, establishes eligibility verification and premium payment methods, and clarifies that the program’s contracts override state or local laws. Additionally, it allows the Secretary of Defense to determine the website used for providing program information.

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Section Text · Sec. 753.
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(a) Agreement

Subsection (b) of section 734 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 ( Public Law 119–60 ; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(A)

in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;

(B)

by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and

(C)

by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

(C)

provide no coordination with any other health benefit plan; and

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking a period of not more than three years, and may not be renewed and inserting a period of not less than three years ; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3) Requirements

In entering into an agreement under paragraph (1) with a company, the Secretary—

(A)

may not select such company to provide coverage in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States in which such company—

(i)

is not licensed; and

(ii)

does not meet solvency requirements applicable to such State;

(B)

shall award the agreement based on the expertise of such company;

(C)

shall negotiate the terms and conditions of the fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the agreement;

(D)

shall negotiate the cost of coverage with the company that will cover the participants who elect to enroll in such plan;

(E)

shall provide a method for verification of the eligibility of applicants and procedures for determination of eligibility; and

(F)

shall provide a method for payroll deduction of premiums.

(b) Provision of information

Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking website and inserting website, as determined by the Secretary, .

(c) Preemption

Such section is further amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:

(f) Preemption

An agreement entered into under this section shall be deemed to be a contract for which the Secretary of Defense has determined to preempt State or local laws pursuant to section 1103 of title 10, United States Code, as administered under section 199.17(a)(7)(i) of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.