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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…

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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.

Introduced: March 5, 1996 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 18, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 11, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Mar 5, 1996
Referred to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 5, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 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.

What's happening now March 18, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). 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.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3012/
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"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.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3012/.
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H.R. 3012, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3012/.
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[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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3012/)
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