3.0.0 1971 2023-01-11T13:23:19Z 2023-01-11T13:23:19Z House H HR 2013-05-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KLINE:H.R. 1971.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This legislation ensures that the Secretary of Defenseprovides retired military veteran beneficiaries who livebeyond 100 miles of a Military Treatment Facility, anopportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. Specificauthority is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; and to providefor organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia.[Page H2603]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-20T17:30:28Z Referred to 2013-05-14T16:02:30Z A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. 113 1078 S 2013-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2013-06-20 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-05-14 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 N T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2013-05-14 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2013-05-15 False B001256 Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] Michele Bachmann R MN 6 2013-05-15 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2013-05-16 False E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2013-05-16 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-05-16 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2013-05-16 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2013-05-17 False N000186 Rep. 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Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2013-06-04 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] TOM LATHAM R IA 3 2013-06-06 False C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2013-06-10 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2013-06-10 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2013-06-12 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2013-06-12 False S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2013-06-12 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2013-06-12 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2013-06-13 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2013-06-17 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2013-06-25 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2013-06-25 False B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2013-06-26 False S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2013-08-02 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2013-09-18 False R000598 Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] Keith Rothfus R PA J. 12 2013-09-28 False B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] Charles Boustany R LA W. 3 2013-10-08 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2014-01-13 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2014-09-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-05-14 Introduced in House 2013-07-16T17:13:31Z Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to direct the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that each beneficiary other than an active-duty beneficiary who is enrolled in TRICARE Prime (a DOD managed health care program), as of September 30, 2013, may make a one-time election to continue such enrollment, notwithstanding that an existing TRICARE contract does not allow for such enrollment based on the location in which the beneficiary resides. Allows the beneficiary to continue in such enrollment while residing in the same ZIP Code in which the beneficiary resided at the time of election.

Allows such a beneficiary to elect, at any time, to instead enroll in TRICARE Standard.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide certain TRICARE beneficiaries with the opportunity to retain access to TRICARE Prime. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1971ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1971ih.xml 2013-06-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.