[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6542]
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SA 3851. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) 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 C of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 724. BRIEFING ON TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MILD OBSTRUCTIVE
SLEEP APNEA UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than December 15, 2025, the
Director of the Defense Health Agency shall brief the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives on the treatment options for mild obstructive
sleep apnea covered by the TRICARE program, including an
explanation of how the Defense Health Agency would evaluate
emerging sleep apnea treatments for future coverage under the
TRICARE program.
(b) TRICARE Program Defined.--In this section, the term
``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that term in
section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.
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