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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced July 28, 2025 by Martin Heinrich · Last progress July 28, 2025
Lowers the distance standard the Department of Defense uses to decide when to reimburse travel for specialty medical care from 100 miles to 50 miles, and clarifies how that 50-mile rule must be applied for military retirees and their dependents. The change tightens eligibility for substitution of travel/reimbursement and adds an exception cross-reference while directing the Secretary of Defense on applying the new 50-mile rule to retirees and their families.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate