Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 108 Part 4.djvu/163

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'5ra'«- , •3*- PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2797 TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Health Care Services SEC. 701. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF DEPENDENTS TO INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE BEING ADOPTED BY MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH BENEFITS.—Section 1072 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking out the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(D) a child who—"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(6) The term 'child', with respect to a member or former member of a uniformed service, means the following: " (A) An unmarried legitimate child. "(B) An unmarried adopted child. "(C) An unmarried stepchild. "(D) An unmarried person— "(i) who is placed in the home of the member or former member by a placement agency (recognized by the Secretary of Defense) in anticipation of the legal adoption of the person by the member or former member; and "(ii) who otherwise meets the requirements specified in paragraph (2)(D).". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 401(b)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out "placement agency for the purpose of adoption" and inserting in lieu thereof "placement agency (recognized by the Secretary of Defense) in anticipation of the legal adoption of the child by the member". SEC. 702. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DEPENDENTS AS CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF CHAMPUS, DEPENDENTS' DENTAL PRO- GRAM, AND CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE. (a) CHAMPUS. — (1) Subsection (a) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking out "spouses and children" and inserting in lieu thereof "dependents, as described in subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of section 1072(2) of this title,". (2) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking out "as defined in section 1072(2)(A) or (D)" and inserting in lieu thereof "as described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2)". (b) DEPENDENTS' DENTAL PROGRAM.— Section 1076a of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out "spouses and children (as described in section 1072(2)(D) of this title)" and inserting in lieu thereof "eligible dependents"; (2) in subsection (e), by striking out "spouse or child" and inserting in lieu thereof "eligible dependent"; (3) in subsection (f), by striking out "spouse or children" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "eligible dependents"; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: