,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to reduce   
the distance required for the ,secretary
 of ,defense to reimburse travel        
expenses relating to specialty care1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4  ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,tricare
 ,travel ,improvement ,act4  #b4        
,reimbursement by the ,secretary of     
,defense for travel expenses relating to
 specialty care  ,section #ajgd;i of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 by striking ,in any case and inserting 
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
in any case2 and  7,b7 by striking #ajj 
miles and inserting #ej miles2 and  7#b7
 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking   
the heading and inserting ,special rules

 for exceptional circumstances and      
military retirees and dependents4--2    
7,b7 by striking ,the ,secretary of     
,defense and inserting 7#a7 ,the        
,secretary of ,defense2 and  7,c7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#b7 ,with respect to       
military retirees and their dependents1 
the ,secretary shall administer         
subsection 7a7 by substituting #ajj     
miles for #ej miles4  4