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TRICARE Travel Improvement Act

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Introduced:
Jul 28, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

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Jul 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Jul 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Jul 28, 2025

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Introduced in Senate

Jul 28, 2025

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Length: 2,002 characters Version: Introduced in Senate Version Date: Jul 28, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 11, 2025 6:09 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2482 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2482

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 28, 2025

Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
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 adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``

(2) With respect to military retirees and their dependents, the
Secretary shall administer subsection

(a) by substituting `100 miles'
for `50 miles'.''.
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