A bill to amend section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for payment under CHAMPUS of certain health care expenses incurred by certain members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents to the extent that such expenses are not payments under medicare, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 19, 1999

Authorizes payment through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) for items and services for which payment is also made through Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act), with a reduction for the amount already covered by Medicare. Continues CHAMPUS eligibility for veterans eligible for care or treatment for a service-connected disability in facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D–HI

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Armed Services Committee

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Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S432)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.29, 106th Congress: A bill to amend section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for payment under CHAMPUS of certain health care expenses incurred by certain members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents to the extent that such expenses are not payments under medicare, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/29

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-01-19.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/s29/BILLS-106s29is.htm

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Discuss S.29, 106th Congress: A bill to amend section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for payment under CHAMPUS of certain health care expenses incurred by certain members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents to the extent that such expenses are not payments under medicare, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/29

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-01-19.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/s29/BILLS-106s29is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:43:27Z. 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.29, 106th Congress: A bill to amend section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for payment under CHAMPUS of certain health care expenses incurred by certain members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents to the extent that such expenses are not payments under medicare, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/29

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-01-19.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/s29/BILLS-106s29is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:43:27Z. 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.29, 106th Congress: A bill to amend section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, to provide for payment under CHAMPUS of certain health care expenses incurred by certain members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents to the extent that such expenses are not payments under medicare, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/29

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-01-19.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/s29/BILLS-106s29is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:43:27Z. 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.29 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.