before such employment. (2) Even though an individual employed as a military technician (dual status) is required as a condition of that employment to maintain membership in the Selected Reserve, the individual shall not be precluded from receiving an enlistment, reenlistment, or affiliation bonus nor be denied the opportunity to participate in an educational loan repayment program under chapter 1609 of this title as an additional incentive for the individual to accept and maintain such membership. . (b) Eligibility for TRICARE Standard as members of the Selected Reserve Section 1076d(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Paragraph (1) does not and inserting (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), paragraph (1) does not