H.R. 4289

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4289 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Travel Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES 
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.--'';
(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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