[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 129 (Monday, July 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4779]
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  SA 3050. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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 B of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 718. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATING TO 
                   SPECIALTY CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPENDENTS.

       Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``In any case'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b), in any 
     case''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Special Rules 
     for Certain Members and Dependents.--'';
       (B) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting 
     ``(1) The Secretary of Defense''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) With respect to members of the armed forces on active 
     duty and their dependents, the Secretary shall administer 
     subsection (a) by substituting `50 miles' for `100 miles'.''.
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