[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 476 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 476

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum distance 
 of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered beneficiaries of the 
   military health care system for travel for specialty health care.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 25, 2009

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Bond) 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 reduce the minimum distance 
 of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered beneficiaries of the 
   military health care system for travel for specialty health care.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Care Affordability for Military 
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF MINIMUM DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF 
              COVERED BENEFICIARIES OF THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 
              FOR TRAVEL FOR SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE.

    (a) Reduction.--Section 1074i(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``100 miles'' and inserting ``50 miles''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to referrals for specialty 
health care made on or after such effective date.
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