,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fegc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,blunt ,rochester 7for herself1 ,mrs4  
,luria1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4  
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,rush1 
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 and ,mr4 ,heck7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,defense to temporarily   
waive cost-sharing amounts under the    
,,tricare pharmacy benefits program     
during certain declared emergencies4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,help ,our ,heroes ,access      
,medicine ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,temporary
 waiver of cost-sharing amounts under   
,,tricare pharmacy benefits program     
during declared emergency  7a7          
,temporary waiver ,section #ajgd;g of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#f7--  

7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
,in the case and inserting ,except as   
provided in subparagraph 7,d71 in the   
case2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by    
striking ,for any year and inserting    
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,d71 for any year2 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following new            
subparagraph3  7,d7 ,during a covered   
emergency1 the ,secretary may waive a   
requirement for eligible covered        
beneficiaries to pay cost-sharing       
amounts under this subsection4 ,in      
determining whether to waive such       
requirement1 the ,secretary may consider
 whether the waiver would-- 7i7 promote 
use of the national mail-order pharmacy 
program by eligible covered             
beneficiaries2  7ii7 reduce movement of 
eligible covered beneficiaries to       
facilities of the uniformed services2   
7iii7 promote adherence by eligible     
covered beneficiaries to policies of the
 ,federal1 ,state1 or local government  
relating to social distancing for       

reduced transmission of communicable    
diseases2 or  7iv7 facilitate any other 
policy of the ,federal1 ,state1 or local
 government relating to emergency       
response during a covered period4  2 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7i71 by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#e7 ,the term covered emergency means a
 period-- 7,a7 beginning on the date on 
which the ,president declares a national
 emergency pursuant to the ,national    
,emergencies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja  
et seq47 and ending on the date of the  
termination of such emergency2 or  7,b7 
beginning on the date on which the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services declares a public health      
emergency pursuant to section #cai of   
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 and ending on the date
 of the termination of such emergency4  
4  7b7 ,application ,the amendment made 
in subsection 7a7 shall apply-- 7#a7    
with respect to purchases under the     
pharmacy benefits program established   

under section #ajdg;g of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 occurring on or  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act2 and  7#b7 with respect to covered 
emergencies in effect on or after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4