Strong Lungs, Strong Lives Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1313
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2015-05-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health care costs and insurance

Medicare

Military medicine
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Strong Lungs, Strong Lives Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to extend TRICARE eligibility for certain smoking cessation services after FY2009 to covered TRICARE program beneficiaries who are Medicare-eligible.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1313 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2015 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Murray , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To expand eligibility for reimbursement for smoking cessation services to include copayments for such services paid after fiscal year 2009 by covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who are eligible for Medicare.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strong Lungs, Strong Lives Act of 2015 . 2. Expansion of reimbursement for smoking cessation services for certain TRICARE beneficiaries Section 713(f) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4503) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking during fiscal year 2009 ; (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking during such period ; and (3) in paragraph (2), by striking during fiscal year 2009 and inserting after September 30, 2008 .