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HR 288 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Divorcees Families Health Health insurance Labor and Employment Military dependents Military medicine Post exchanges Survivors' benefits Women

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligilibity to use the military health care system and commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse of a member of the uniformed services if the member performed at least 20 years of service which is creditable in determining the member's eligibility for retired pay and the former spouse was married to the member for a period of at least 17 years during those years of service.

Introduced: January 30, 2001 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 30, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 30, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E59)
Jan 30, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Provides coverage under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) for an unremarried former spouse of a member or former member of the armed forces who performed at least 20 years of retirement-creditable service and who was married to the former spouse for at least 17 years during the period of such creditable service. Provides eligibility for the use of commissary stores for such former spouses.
What's happening now March 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

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