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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5586 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense 
to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE en-
rollment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. RYAN, Mr. WITTMAN, and Ms. 
GOODLANDER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of 
required changes in TRICARE enrollment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TRICARE Transition 
Transparency Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES OF 
COVERAGE TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS. 
Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 1097d the following: 
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‘‘§ 1097e. TRICARE program: notice of coverage tran-
sition requirements 
‘‘(a) PROVISION
OF NOTICE.—(1) The Secretary 
shall provide each covered beneficiary with notices of a 
TRICARE coverage transition requirement that affects 
the individual. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide notice under para-
graph (1) through electronic means. 
‘‘(b) TIMING OF NOTICE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide notices to a covered beneficiary under subsection 
(a)(1) as follows: 
‘‘(1) On the date that is one year before the 
covered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE cov-
erage transition requirement. 
‘‘(2) On the date that is 180 days before the 
covered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE cov-
erage transition requirement. 
‘‘(3) On the date that is 30 days before the cov-
ered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE cov-
erage transition requirement. 
‘‘(c) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
outreach and public awareness campaign to inform cov-
ered beneficiaries of TRICARE coverage transition re-
quirements, including through the TRICARE internet 
website, social media, and through family readiness 
groups. 
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‘‘(d) REPORTS.—On an annual basis the Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the implementation of this section, including 
metrics relating to the outreach and public awareness 
campaign under subsection (c) and any recommendations 
to improve making covered beneficiaries aware of 
TRICARE coverage transition requirements. 
‘‘(e) TRICARE COVERAGE TRANSITION REQUIRE-
MENT.—In this section, the term ‘TRICARE coverage 
transition requirement’ means a requirement under this 
chapter for a covered beneficiary to make a different elec-
tion under the TRICARE program to continue enrollment 
in the TRICARE program, including by reason of attain-
ing a certain age as described in section 1086(d) or 1110b 
of this title.’’. 
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