[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5787]
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SA 3906. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act may not be used to implement or carry out any
increase in cost-sharing requirements under the TRICARE
Pharmacy Benefits Program by reason of the amendment made by
section 702(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1433) with
respect to any covered beneficiary who resides more than 40
miles from the nearest military medical treatment facility.
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