[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 336 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 336

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand reimbursement for 
travel expenses of covered beneficiaries for specialty care in order to 
                     cover specialized dental care.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2003

 Mr. Domenici introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand reimbursement for 
travel expenses of covered beneficiaries for specialty care in order to 
                     cover specialized dental care.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL 
              EXPENSES RELATING TO SPECIALIZED DENTAL CARE.

    Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In any 
        case''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Specialty Care Providers.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
the term `specialty care provider' includes a dental specialist 
(including an oral surgeon, orthodontist, prosthodontist, periodontist, 
endodontist, or pediatric dentist).''.
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