,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #db  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,bachmann introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit certain      
increases in fees for military health   
care before fiscal year #bjaf4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,health ,care             
,affordability ,act4  #b4 ,findings and 
sense of congress  7a7 ,findings        
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,america's warriors offer a life of     
supreme devotion in service to their    
,nation1 and through generations of     
war-fighting1 their dedication has      
proven honorable1 their sacrifice       
immeasurable1 and their record of       
excellence undeniable4  7#b7 ,no        
,american goes to war alone--the burden 
of every ,soldier1 ,sailor1 ,airman1 and
 ,marine is shared1 in part1 by all of  

his or her loved ones4  7b7 ,sense of   
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that--  7#a7 so long as the ,united     
,states sends men and women into battle1
 the ,united ,states will be faithful to
 care for them upon their return2  7#b7 
as the veteran answered the call of     
duty1 so too1 is the ,united ,states    
duty-bound to answer the call of the    
veteran2  7#c7 the ,department of       
,defense and the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs have the tools and   
ingenuity to provide continued excellent
 health care without increasing         
,,tricare payments from the veteran     
before fiscal year #bjad2 and  7#d7 in  
the words of ,president ,abraham        
,lincoln1 let us strive on to finish the
 work we are in1 to bind up the nation's
 wounds1 to care for him who shall have 
borne the battle and for his widow and  
his orphan1 to do all which may achieve 
and cherish a just and lasting peace    
among ourselves and with all nations44  
#c4 ,prohibition on increases of certain

 health costs and restrictions on health
 benefit adjustments for members and    
retirees of the uniformed services and  
their dependents  7a7 ,prohibition on   
increase in charges under contracts for 
medical care ,section #ajig7;e7 of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking ,september #cj1 #bjaa and      
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjae2 and    
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking     
,october #a1 #bjab and inserting        
,october #a1 #bjae4  7b7 ,prohibition on
 increase in amount of cost sharing     
requirement under pharmacy benefits     
program ,section #ajgd;g7a77#f77;,c77i7 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking ,beginning ,october 
#a1 #bjac1 and inserting the following3 
,the amount of any increase in a        
cost-sharing amount specified in        
subparagraph 7,a7 in a year may not be  
increased during the period beginning on
 ,october #a1 #bjab1 and ending on      
,september #cj1 #bjae4 ,beginning       

,october #a1 #bjae14  7c7 ,prohibition  
on increase in charges for inpatient    
care ,section #ajhf7;b77#c7 of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking ,september #cj1 #bjaa and   
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjae4  7d7   
,prohibition on increase in premiums    
under ,,tricare coverage for certain    
members in the ,selected ,reserve       
,section #ajgf;d7d77#c7 of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
,the monthly and inserting ,except as   
provided by subparagraph 7,c71 the      
monthly2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph3  7,c7      
,during the period beginning on ,october
 #a1 #bjac1 and ending on ,september    
#cj1 #bjae1 the monthly amount of the   
premium for ,,tricare ,standard coverage
 under this section may not be increased
 to be more than the amount in effect   
for the month of ,september #bjac4  4   
7e7 ,prohibition on increase in premiums
 under ,,tricare coverage for certain   

members of the ,retired ,reserve        
,section #ajgf;e7d7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#f7 ,during the period     
beginning on ,october #a1 #bjac1 and    
ending on ,september #cj1 #bjae1 the    
monthly amount of the premium for       
,,tricare ,standard coverage under this 
section may not be increased to be more 
than the amount in effect for the month 
of ,september #bjac4  4  7f7            
,prohibition on increase in premiums    
under ,,tricare coverage for certain    
dependents ,section #aaaj;b7c7 of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#e7 ,during the period     
beginning on ,october #a1 #bjac1 and    
ending on ,september #cj1 #bjae1 the    
monthly amount of the premium for       
coverage under the ,,tricare program    
provided pursuant to this section may   
not be increased to be more than the    
amount in effect for the month of       

,september #bjac4  4