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HR 2051 111th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize extended benefits for certain autistic dependents of certain retirees.

Introduced: April 22, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Child healthHereditary and development disordersLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMilitary medicine
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Latest action April 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide extended health care services and treatment, by way of contract with private providers, for dependent autism-diagnosed children of military retirees not entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and not enrolled under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of such title.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2051: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize extended benefits for certain autistic dependents of certain retirees.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2051/
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"H.R. 2051: To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize extended benefits for certain autistic dependents of certain retirees.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2051/.
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H.R. 2051, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2051/.
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