,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eehf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjbe,mrs4 ,kiggans of ,virginia 7for   
herself1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 and 
,ms4 ,goodlander7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,defense to notify ,,tricare         
beneficiaries of required changes in    
,,tricare enrollment4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,tricare
 ,transition ,transparency ,act of      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,notification to ,,tricare  
beneficiaries of coverage transition    
requirements ,chapter #ee of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #ajig;d the     
following3  #ajig;e4 ,,tricare program3 
notice of coverage transition           
requirements  7a7 ,provision of notice  
7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall provide each 
covered beneficiary with notices of a   

,,tricare coverage transition           
requirement that affects the individual4
  7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall provide    
notice under paragraph 7#a7 through     
electronic means4  7b7 ,timing of notice
 ,the ,secretary shall provide notices  
to a covered beneficiary under          
subsection 7a77#a7 as follows3 7#a7 ,on 
the date that is one year before the    
covered beneficiary will experience a   
,,tricare coverage transition           
requirement4  7#b7 ,on the date that is 
#ahj days before the covered beneficiary
 will experience a ,,tricare coverage   
transition requirement4  7#c7 ,on the   
date that is #cj days before the covered
 beneficiary will experience a ,,tricare
 coverage transition requirement4  7c7  
,outreach ,the ,secretary shall conduct 
an outreach and public awareness        
campaign to inform covered beneficiaries
 of ,,tricare coverage transition       
requirements1 including through the     
,,tricare internet website1 social      
media1 and through family readiness     

groups4  7d7 ,reports ,on an annual     
basis the ,secretary shall submit to the
 congressional defense committees a     
report on the implementation of this    
section1 including metrics relating to  
the outreach and public awareness       
campaign under subsection 7c7 and any   
recommendations to improve making       
covered beneficiaries aware of ,,tricare
 coverage transition requirements4  7e7 
,,tricare coverage transition           
requirement ,in this section1 the term  
,,tricare coverage transition           
requirement means a requirement under   
this chapter for a covered beneficiary  
to make a different election under the  
,,tricare program to continue enrollment
 in the ,,tricare program1 including by 
reason of attaining a certain age as    
described in section #ajhf7;d7 or       
#aaaj;b of this title4  4