A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

S.1651 through Congress

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SenateMar 28, 1996IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.3012 To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 28, 1996

Amends Federal provisions concerning the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) under which covered CHAMPUS beneficiaries who are also entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act will be permitted to enroll in a health benefits plan offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program in lieu of receiving care under CHAMPUS or the TRICARE program. Outlines provisions concerning: (1) required contributions for such coverage; and (2) the management of participants in the plan. Requires: (1) the Secretary to begin to offer such health benefits option no later than January 1, 1997; and (2) the Secretary and the OPM Director to report annually to the Congress describing the provision of health care services to covered beneficiaries under the plan during the preceding fiscal year.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R–VA

Committees

Armed Services Committee

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Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]

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Mar 28, 1996
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 28, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3158-3159)
Mar 28, 1996
Introduced in Senate

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HR 3012 · To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

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Discuss S.1651, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1651

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1651/BILLS-104s1651is.htm

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Discuss S.1651, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1651

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1651/BILLS-104s1651is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:08:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1651, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1651

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1651/BILLS-104s1651is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:08:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1651, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit covered beneficiaries under the military health care system who are also entitled to medicare to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1651

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s1651/BILLS-104s1651is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:08:53Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.1651 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.