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To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the administration of the TRICARE program in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to expand TRICARE military health coverage to residents of Puerto Rico on equal terms with the continental United States. It requires the Department of Defense to designate geographical areas in Puerto Rico for TRICARE Prime coverage using the same criteria applied to the states, and to provide travel and transportation benefits to Puerto Rico residents who would otherwise be eligible. The bill directs the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office to coordinate with Puerto Rico's Department of Health to share health information through existing health information exchange systems. The Secretary of Defense must report to Congress within 180 days on implementation progress.
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- Apr 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Apr 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 3, 2025
Mr. Hernandez (for himself, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the administration of the TRICARE program in Puerto Rico, 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 Equality Act”.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION OF TRICARE PROGRAM IN PUERTO RICO.
(a) Improvements.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1076f the following new section (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): “Sec. 1076g. TRICARE program: administration in Puerto Rico
“(a) Availability of TRICARE Prime.—In designating geographical areas under section 1097(b)(3) of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall designate such areas in Puerto Rico in a similar manner used to designate such areas in the several States.
“(b) Expansion of Travel Benefits.—(1) In providing travel and transportation allowances under section 1074i of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that individuals located in Puerto Rico who, but for such location, would be eligible to receive such allowances pursuant to such section are eligible to receive such allowances.
“(2) The Secretary may revise the regulations prescribed under section 464 of title 37, or prescribe such new regulations, as may be necessary for the administration of paragraph (1).
“(c) Health Information Exchange.—The Director of the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office shall coordinate with the Director of the Department of Health of Puerto Rico for the purpose of sharing health information through the Joint Health Information Exchange, or such successor initiative.
“(d) Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office Defined.—In this section, the term ‘Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization Office’ means the Office established under section 1635(b) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).”.
(b) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the progress of the Secretary in implementing the requirements of section 1076g of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). <all>
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