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        <fullName>Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Prescription Medication Expansion Act of 2020</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense to carry out a three-year pilot program under which eligible beneficiaries under the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program may elect to receive non-generic prescription maintenance medications through military treatment facility pharmacies, retail pharmacies, or the national mail-order pharmacy program.</p>]]></text>
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