,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1 #bjad 
,mrs4 ,ellmers introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to ensure that a         
,,tricare beneficiary receives written  
notice of any change to benefits        
received by the beneficiary under the   
,,tricare program1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,timely ,information
 ,management ,enforcement ,act or the   
,,time ,act4  #b4 ,provision of written 
notice of change to ,,tricare benefits  
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ee of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #ajig;c the  
following new section3  #ajig;d4        
,,tricare program3 notice of change to  
benefits  7a7 ,provision of notice  7#a7
 ,if the ,secretary changes any benefits
 provided by the ,,tricare program to   

covered beneficiaries1 the ,secretary   
shall provide individuals described in  
paragraph 7#b7 with written notice      
explaining such changes4  7#b7 ,the     
individuals described by this paragraph 
are covered beneficiaries and providers 
participating in the ,,tricare program  
who may be affected by a change covered 
by a notification under paragraph 7#a74 
7#c7 ,the ,secretary shall provide      
notice under paragraph 7#a7 through both
 mail and electronic means4  7b7 ,timing
 of notice ,the ,secretary shall provide
 notice under paragraph 7#a7 of         
subsection 7a7 by the earlier of the    
following dates3  7#a7 ,the date that   
the ,secretary determines would afford  
individuals described in paragraph 7#b7 
of such subsection adequate time to     
understand and respond to the change    
covered by the notification4  7#b7 #ij  
days before the date on which the change
 covered by the notification becomes    
effective4  7c7 ,delegation ,the        
,secretary may not delegate the         

authority under this section to any     
individual who is not an officer or     
employee of the ,federal ,government4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #ajig;c the
 following new item3  #ajig;d4 ,,tricare
 program3 notice of change to benefits4 
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