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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 13, 2015
Strong Lungs, Strong Lives Act of 2015
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.
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Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D–OH
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
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