,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cicb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,rounds introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,secretary of ,defense to carry out a   
pilot program under the ,,tricare       
pharmacy benefits program4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,tricare ,retail ,pharmacy             
,prescription ,medication ,expansion    
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,pilot program on   
receipt of non-generic prescription     
maintenance medications under ,,tricare 
pharmacy benefits program  7a7          
,requirement ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall carry out a pilot program under  
which eligible covered beneficiaries may
 elect to receive non-generic           
prescription maintenance medications    
selected under subsection 7c7 through   
military treatment facility pharmacies1 
retail pharmacies1 or the national      

mail-order pharmacy program1            
notwithstanding section #ajgd;g7a77#i7  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7b7 ,duration ,the ,secretary shall     
carry out the pilot program for a       
three-year period beginning not later   
than ,march #a1 #bjba4  7c7 ,selection  
of medication ,the ,secretary shall     
select non-generic prescription         
maintenance medications described in    
section #ajgd;g7a77#i77;,c77i7 of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to be       
covered by the pilot program4  7d7 ,use 
of voluntary rebates  7#a7 ,requirement 
,in carrying out the pilot program1 the 
,secretary shall seek to renew and      
modify contracts described in paragraph 
7#b7 in a manner that-- 7,a7 includes   
for purposes of the pilot program retail
 pharmacies as a point of sale for the  
non-generic prescription maintenance    
medication covered by the contract2 and 
7,b7 provides the manufacturer with the 
option to provide voluntary rebates for 
such medications at retail pharmacies4  

7#b7 ,contracts described ,the contracts
 described in this paragraph are        
contracts for the procurement of        
non-generic prescription maintenance    
medications selected under subsection   
7c7 that are eligible for renewal during
 the period in which the pilot program  
is carried out4  7e7 ,notification ,in  
providing each eligible covered         
beneficiary with an explanation of      
benefits1 the ,secretary shall notify   
the beneficiary of whether the          
medication that the beneficiary is      
prescribed is covered by the pilot      
program4  7f7 ,briefing and reports     
7#a7 ,briefing ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall brief the    
congressional defense committees on the 
implementation of the pilot program4    
7#b7 ,interim report ,not later than #ah
 months after the commencement of the   
pilot program1 the ,secretary shall     
submit to the congressional defense     
committees a report on the pilot        

program4  7#c7 ,comptroller ,general    
report  7,a7 ,in general ,not later than
 ,march #a1 #bjbd1 the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
submit to the congressional defense     
committees a report on the pilot        
program4  7,b7 ,elements ,the report    
required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall     
include the following3 7i7 ,the number  
of eligible covered beneficiaries who   
participated in the pilot program and an
 assessment of the satisfaction of such 
beneficiaries with the pilot program4   
7ii7 ,the rate by which eligible covered
 beneficiaries elected to receive       
non-generic prescription maintenance    
medications at a retail pharmacy        
pursuant to the pilot program1 and how  
such rate affected military treatment   
facility pharmacies and the national    
mail-order pharmacy program4  7iii7 ,the
 amount of cost savings realized by the 
pilot program1 including with respect   
to-- 7,i7 dispensing fees incurred at   
retail pharmacies compared to the       

national mail-order pharmacy program for
 brand name prescription drugs2  7,,ii7 
administrative fees2  7,,iii7 any costs 
paid by the ,united ,states for the     
drugs in addition to the procurement    
costs2  7,,iv7 the use of military      
treatment facilities2 and  7,v7         
copayments paid by eligible covered     
beneficiaries4  7iv7 ,a comparison of   
supplemental rebates between retail     
pharmacies and other points of sale4    
7g7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section may be construed to affect 
the ability of the ,secretary to carry  
out section #ajgd;g7a77#i77;,c7 of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 after the  
date on which the pilot program is      
completed4  7h7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,the term eligible covered
 beneficiary has the meaning given that 
term in section #ajgd;g7i7 of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,the terms
 military treatment facility pharmacies1
 retail pharmacies1 and the national    
mail-order pharmacy program mean the    

methods for receiving prescription drugs
 as described in clauses 7i71 7ii71 and 
7iii71 respectively1 of section         
#ajgd;g7a77#b77;,e7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code4