[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2276 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2276

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve access to mental 
               health services under the TRICARE program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2014

   Mr. Blunt (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Franken) 
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 improve access to mental 
               health services under the TRICARE program.

    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 ``Caring for America's Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE 
              TRICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Elimination of Limit on Days of Inpatient Services.--Section 
1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (6); and
            (2) by striking subsection (i).
    (b) Repeal of Requirement for Nonavailability Statement or 
Preauthorization.--Section 721(a) of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is 
amended by striking ``(other than mental health services)''.
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