10 USC § 1095d - TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles

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title: "10 USC § 1095d - TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1095d"
section_name: "TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VII, § 714(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 689; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(7)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–290; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VII, § 704, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1983.)"
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# § 1095d. TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles

**(a)** **Waiver Authorized.—** The Secretary of Defense may waive the deductible payable for medical care provided under the TRICARE program to an eligible dependent of—

**(1)** 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

**(2)** 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.

**(b)** **Eligible Dependent.—** As used in this section, the term “eligible dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VII, § 714(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 689; amended Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(7)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–290; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VII, § 704, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1983.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2004—Subsec. (a).  substituted “more than 30 days” for “less than one year” in pars. (1) and (2).

2000—Subsec. (b).  substituted “subparagraph” for “subparagraphs”.