Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “TRICARE Travel Improvement Act”.
TRICARE Travel Improvement Act
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.
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—
in subsection (a)—
by striking “In any case” and inserting “Except as provided in subsection (b), in any case”; and
by striking “100 miles” and inserting “50 miles”; and
in subsection (b)—
by striking the heading and inserting “Special rules for exceptional circumstances and military retirees and dependents.—”;
by striking “The Secretary of Defense” and inserting “(1) The Secretary of Defense”; and
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”.”