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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 1347
To amend title 10, United States Code, to waive cost-sharing under the
TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year
for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL27, 2023
Mr. O
SSOFF(for himself and Mr. CRAMER) 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 waive cost-sharing
under the TRICARE program for three mental health
outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Families Men-4
tal Health Services Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. WAIVER OF COST-SHARING FOR THREE MENTAL 1
HEALTH OUTPATIENT VISITS FOR CERTAIN 2
BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE TRICARE PRO-3
GRAM. 4
(a) TRICARE S
ELECT.—Section 1075(c) of title 10, 5
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 6
following new paragraph: 7
‘‘(4) Consistent with other provisions of this 8
chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed 9
by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-shar-10
ing requirements for the first three outpatient men-11
tal health visits each year of any of the following 12
beneficiaries: 13
‘‘(A) Beneficiaries in the active-duty family 14
member category. 15
‘‘(B) Beneficiaries covered by section 16
1110b of this title.’’. 17
(b) TRICARE P
RIME.—Section 1075a(a) of such 18
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 19
paragraph: 20
‘‘(4) Consistent with other provisions of this 21
chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed 22
by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-shar-23
ing requirements for the first three outpatient men-24
tal health visits each year of a beneficiary in the ac-25
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tive-duty family member category (as described in 1
section 1075(b)(1)(A) of this title).’’. 2
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