To reduce the minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered beneficiaries of the military health care system for travel for specialty health care and to provide an offset.
What it does: Adds SEC. 713. REDUCTION OF MINIMUM DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES OF THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL FOR SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE at the end of subtitle B of title VII
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 713. REDUCTION OF MINIMUM DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES OF THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL FOR SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE at the end of subtitle B of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1390 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(4) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by striking "paragraph (4)" and inserting "paragraph (5)".
Inserted: SEC. 713. REDUCTION OF MINIMUM DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES OF THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL FOR SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE.
Inserted: (a) Reduction.--Section 1074i(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "100 miles" and inserting "50 miles".
Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to referrals for specialty health care made on or after such effective date.
Inserted: (c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(a)(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities is hereby decreased by $14,000,000, with the amount of the decrease to be derived from unobligated balances.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1752. Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mr. Bond) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, insert the following:
SEC. 713. REDUCTION OF MINIMUM DISTANCE OF TRAVEL FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF COVERED BENEFICIARIES OF THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL FOR SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE.
(a) Reduction.--Section 1074i(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “100 miles” and inserting “50 miles”.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to referrals for specialty health care made on or after such effective date.
(c) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 301(a)(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities is hereby decreased by $14,000,000, with the amount of the decrease to be derived from unobligated balances.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1752 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1752 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1752 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Boxer.(consideration: CR S8005-8017; text: CR S8012)
July 23, 2009
Amendment SA 1752 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Boxer. (consideration: CR S8005-8017; text: CR S8012) To reduce the minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered beneficiaries of the military health care system for travel for specialty health care and to provide an offset.
July 23, 2009
Amendment SA 1752 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
July 23, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
July 22, 2009