[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4388 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4388

To amend title 10, United States Code, to waive cost-sharing under the 
TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 14, 2022

Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Cramer) 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 waive cost-sharing under the 
TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``Military Families Mental Health 
Services Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF COST-SHARING FOR THREE MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT 
              VISITS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) TRICARE Select.--Section 1075(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and 
        under requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the 
        Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first 
        three outpatient mental health visits of a beneficiary each 
        year.''.
    (b) TRICARE Prime.--Section 1075a(a) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and 
        under requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the 
        Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first 
        three outpatient mental health visits of a beneficiary each 
        year.''.
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