S.Amdt. 496

SA 496. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2018 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 A of title VII, insert the
following:

SEC. 710. REGULAR UPDATE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICING
STANDARD UNDER TRICARE RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM.

Section 1074g(d) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) With respect to the TRICARE retail pharmacy program
described in subsection (a)(2)(E)(ii), the Secretary shall
ensure that a contract entered into with a TRICARE pharmacy
program contractor includes requirements described in section
1860D-12(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
112(b)(6)) to ensure the provision of information regarding
the pricing standard for prescription drugs.''.
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