### Question
What does TRICARE-eligible employee mean?


### Answer
**TRICARE-eligible employee** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 1097c*:

> a covered beneficiary under section 1086 of this title entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1097c*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 54-COMMISSARY AND EXCHANGE BENEFITS**

