Text of Senate Amendment 6746

On 2026-08-05, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6746" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6746

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 128 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 128 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S4480] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6746. Mr. KELLY (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the following: SEC. 7___. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPENDENT COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM. (a) Expansion of Eligibility.--Subsection (b) of section 1110b of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. (b) Elimination of Separate Premium for a Young Adult.-- Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c). (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1075(c)(3) of such title is amended by striking ``section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b'' and inserting ``section 1076d or 1076e''. ____________________