3.0.0 6303 2023-08-04T15:00:27Z 2023-08-04T15:00:27Z House HR 2021-12-16 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 217 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss GONZALEZ-COLON:H.R. 6303.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress has the power to enact this legislationpursuant to Artic1e I, Section 8, Clauses l, 3, and 18 of theU.S. Constitution, which provide as follows:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States; [. . .]--AndTo regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among theseveral states, and with the Indian tribes--AndTo make all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.[Page H7833]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-12-16T16:00:10Z 2021-12-16 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2021-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR N M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2021-12-16 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2022-01-11 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2022-01-11 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2022-04-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-12-16 Introduced in House 2023-08-04T14:47:48Z TRICARE Equality Act of 2021

This bill addresses the administration of Department of Defense (DOD) health care programs and benefits in Puerto Rico.

Specifically, the bill requires DOD to treat the administration of TRICARE Prime availability in Puerto Rico in a similar manner as a state.

The bill also requires DOD to ensure that, in providing travel and transportation allowances related to specialty medical treatment, individuals located in Puerto Rico are eligible to receive such allowances.

The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office must coordinate with the Department of Health of Puerto Rico to share health information through the Joint Health Information Exchange.

]]> TRICARE Equality Act of 2021 Display Title TRICARE Equality Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced TRICARE Equality Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the administration of the TRICARE program in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6303ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6303ih.xml 2021-12-16 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 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.