[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3327 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3327

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow certain beneficiaries 
 covered by TRICARE for Life to be reimbursed for travel expenses for 
                         certain medical care.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2005

  Mr. Spratt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow certain beneficiaries 
 covered by TRICARE for Life to be reimbursed for travel expenses for 
                         certain medical care.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES OF CERTAIN 
              BENEFICIARIES COVERED BY TRICARE FOR LIFE.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) TRICARE for Life Beneficiaries.--
            ``(1) An eligible TRICARE for Life beneficiary shall be 
        provided reimbursement for travel expenses to a military 
        medical treatment facility if--
                    ``(A) the purpose of the travel is for a follow-up 
                appointment for medical treatment of a condition of the 
                beneficiary; and
                    ``(B) the initial appointment for medical treatment 
                of the condition was at the same facility.
            ``(2) Reimbursement under this subsection shall, as nearly 
        as practicable, be under the same terms and conditions, and 
        shall be at the same rate, as apply to beneficiary travel 
        reimbursement provided under subsection (a), except that 
        reimbursement shall be provided--
                    ``(A) for no more than three follow-up 
                appointments; and
                    ``(B) only if adequate follow-up medical treatment, 
                as determined under the TRICARE program, cannot be 
                obtained within 100 miles of the residence of the 
                beneficiary.
            ``(3) In this subsection, the term `eligible TRICARE for 
        Life beneficiary' means a person--
                    ``(A) who is eligible for health benefits under 
                section 1086 of this title by reason of subsection 
                (d)(2)(A) of that section;
                    ``(B) who attained age 65 after an initial 
                appointment for medical treatment at a military medical 
                treatment facility; and
                    ``(C) who resides more than 100 miles from the 
                military medical treatment facility and was referred to 
                such facility for treatment by a specialty care 
                provider.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of section 1074i of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to beneficiaries who attain age 65 after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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