119-hr5586

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5586 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5586

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE 
 enrollment.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 26, 2025

 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Wittman, and Ms. 
 Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE 
 enrollment.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Transition Transparency Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES OF COVERAGE TRANSITION 
 REQUIREMENTS.

 Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after 

section 1097d the following:
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Sec. 1097e. TRICARE program: notice of coverage transition 
 requirements
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    (a) Provision of Notice.--

    (1) The Secretary shall provide each 
covered beneficiary with notices of a TRICARE coverage transition 
requirement that affects the individual.
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    (2) The Secretary shall provide notice under paragraph

    (1) through electronic means.
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    (b) Timing of Notice.--The Secretary shall provide notices to a 
covered beneficiary under subsection

    (a)

    (1) as follows:
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    (1) On the date that is one year before the covered 
 beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition 
 requirement.
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    (2) On the date that is 180 days before the covered 
 beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition 
 requirement.
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    (3) On the date that is 30 days before the covered 
 beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition 
 requirement.
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            (c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct an outreach and public 
awareness campaign to inform covered beneficiaries of TRICARE coverage 
transition requirements, including through the TRICARE internet 
website, social media, and through family readiness groups.
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            (d) Reports.--On an annual basis the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of 
this section, including metrics relating to the outreach and public 
awareness campaign under subsection
            (c) and any recommendations to 
improve making covered beneficiaries aware of TRICARE coverage 
transition requirements.
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    (e) TRICARE Coverage Transition Requirement.--In this section, 
the term `TRICARE coverage transition requirement' means a requirement 
under this chapter for a covered beneficiary to make a different 
election under the TRICARE program to continue enrollment in the 
TRICARE program, including by reason of attaining a certain age as 
described in 

section 1086
            (d) or 1110b of this title.''.
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