[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5074]
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  SA 2852. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Kaine) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 710. GENERAL TEMPORARY MILITARY CONTINGENCY PAYMENT 
                   ADJUSTMENT FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS.

       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide a 
     general temporary military contingency payment adjustment for 
     any children's hospital that--
       (A) has 10 percent or more of its revenue come from the 
     TRICARE program for care of members of the Armed Forces on 
     active duty and their dependents;
       (B) has 10,000 or more TRICARE program visits paid under 
     the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for 
     members of the Armed Forces on active duty and their 
     dependents annually; and
       (C) is determined by the Secretary to be essential for 
     TRICARE program operations.
       (2) Criteria for determination.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     the Defense Health Agency shall publish a list of criteria 
     that the Secretary shall use to determine whether a 
     children's hospital is essential for TRICARE program 
     operations under paragraph (1)(C).
       (3) Definitions.--In this section:
       (A) Active duty.--The term ``active duty'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 101(18) of title 37, United States 
     Code.
       (B) Dependent.--The term ``dependent'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (C) TRICARE program.--The term ``TRICARE program'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
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