,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjai,miss
 ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico        
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 certain ,,tricare beneficiaries who
 reside in ,puerto ,rico may enroll in  
,,tricare ,prime1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,availability of         
,,tricare ,prime in ,puerto ,rico  7a7  
,availability of ,,tricare ,prime in    
,puerto ,rico ,section #ajig of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7f7 ,availability of       
,,tricare ,prime in ,puerto ,rico ,in   
designating geographical areas under    
subsection 7b77#c71 the ,secretary of   
,defense shall ensure that beneficiaries
 covered by subsection 7c7 of section   
#ajhf of this title1 other than         
,medicare-eligible beneficiaries        

described in subsection 7d77#b7 of such 
section1 may enroll in ,,tricare ,prime 
in the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1  
beginning not later than ,january #a1   
#bjba4  4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
six months after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,senate a report on the progress of the 
,secretary in carrying out the          
requirements of subsection 7f7 of       
section #ajig of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
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