I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1285 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit certain increases in 
fees for military health care before fiscal year 2014. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2011 
Mrs. BACHMANN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit certain 
increases in fees for military health care before fiscal 
year 2014. 
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 ‘‘Military Health Care 
Affordability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) America’s warriors offer a life of supreme 
devotion in service to their Nation, and through gen-
erations of war-fighting, their dedication has proven 
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honorable, their sacrifice immeasurable, and their 
record of excellence undeniable. 
(2) No American goes to war alone—the bur-
den of every Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and Marine is 
shared, in part, by all of his or her loved ones. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) so long as the United States sends men and 
women into battle, the United States will be faithful 
to care for them upon their return; 
(2) as the veteran answered the call of duty, so 
too, is the United States duty-bound to answer the 
call of the veteran; 
(3) the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs have the tools and inge-
nuity to provide continued excellent health care with-
out increasing TRICARE payments from the vet-
eran before fiscal year 2014; and 
(4) in the words of President Abraham Lincoln, 
‘‘let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind 
up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall 
have borne the battle and for his widow and his or-
phan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just 
and lasting peace among ourselves and with all na-
tions.’’. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON INCREASES OF CERTAIN HEALTH 
COSTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON HEALTH BEN-
EFIT ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS AND RE-
TIREES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND 
THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN CHARGES UNDER 
CONTRACTS FOR MEDICAL CARE.—Section 1097(e) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF COST 
SHARING REQUIREMENT UNDER PHARMACY BENEFITS 
PROGRAM.—Section 1074g(a)(6)(A) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The dollar amount of a cost sharing requirement 
(whether established as a percentage or a fixed dollar 
amount) may not be increased during the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on September 30, 2013.’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN CHARGES FOR IN-
PATIENT CARE.—Section 1086(b)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’. 
(d) PROHIBITION
ON
INCREASE
IN
PREMIUMS 
UNDER TRICARE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 1076d(d)(3) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The 
monthly’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided by sub-
paragraph (C), the monthly’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) During the period beginning on October 1, 
2011, and ending on September 30, 2013, the monthly 
amount of the premium for TRICARE Standard coverage 
under this section may not be increased to be more than 
the amount in effect for the month of September 2011.’’. 
(e) PROHIBITION
ON
INCREASE
IN
PREMIUMS 
UNDER TRICARE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
OF THE RETIRED RESERVE.—Section 1076e(d) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) During the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 
and ending on September 30, 2013, the monthly amount 
of the premium for TRICARE Standard coverage under 
this section may not be increased to be more than the 
amount in effect for the month of September 2011.’’. 
(f) PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN PREMIUMS UNDER 
TRICARE COVERAGE
FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS.— 
Section 1110b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(5) During the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 
and ending on September 30, 2013, the monthly amount 
of the premium for coverage under the TRICARE pro-
gram provided pursuant to this section may not be in-
creased to be more than the amount in effect for the 
month of September 2011.’’. 
Æ 
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