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Jul 2, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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Jul 2, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jul 2, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:16 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4289 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4289
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the distance required
for the Secretary of Defense to reimburse travel expenses relating to
specialty care, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2025
Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the distance required
for the Secretary of Defense to reimburse travel expenses relating to
specialty care, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4289 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4289
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the distance required
for the Secretary of Defense to reimburse travel expenses relating to
specialty care, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2025
Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the distance required
for the Secretary of Defense to reimburse travel expenses relating to
specialty care, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Travel Improvement Act''.
SEC. 2.
RELATING TO SPECIALTY CARE.
Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection
(a) --
(A) by striking ``In any case'' and inserting
``Except as provided in subsection
(b) , in any case'';
and
(B) by striking ``100 miles'' and inserting ``50
miles''; and
(2) in subsection
(b) --
(A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Special
Rules for Exceptional Circumstances and Military
Retirees and Dependents.
(1) in subsection
(a) --
(A) by striking ``In any case'' and inserting
``Except as provided in subsection
(b) , in any case'';
and
(B) by striking ``100 miles'' and inserting ``50
miles''; and
(2) in subsection
(b) --
(A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Special
Rules for Exceptional Circumstances and Military
Retirees and Dependents.--'';
(B) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and
inserting ``
(1) The Secretary of Defense''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph
(1) , as designated
by subparagraph
(B) of this paragraph, the following
new paragraph:
``
(2) With respect to military retirees and their
dependents, the Secretary shall administer subsection
(a) by
substituting `50 miles' for `100 miles'.''.
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