To expand reimbursement for travel expenses of covered beneficiaries of CHAMPUS for specialty care in order to cover specialized dental care.

1. Adds SEC. ____. REIMBURSEMENT OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATING TO SPECIALIZED DENTAL CARE at the appropriate place in title VII

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. ____. REIMBURSEMENT OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATING TO SPECIALIZED DENTAL CARE.

   Inserted: Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by inserting "(a) In General.--" before "In any case"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(b) Specialty Care Providers.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term 'specialty care provider' includes a dental specialist (including an oral surgeon, orthodontist, prosthodontist, periodontist, endodontist, or pediatric dentist).".

   The amendment doesn't say where this goes; the clerk decides.

   Original wording

   At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the following:

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