TRICARE Transition Transparency Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5586 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5586 To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE enrollment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Wittman, and Ms. Goodlander) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to notify TRICARE beneficiaries of required changes in TRICARE enrollment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``TRICARE Transition Transparency Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES OF COVERAGE TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS. Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1097d the following: ``Sec. 1097e. TRICARE program: notice of coverage transition requirements ``(a) Provision of Notice.--(1) The Secretary shall provide each covered beneficiary with notices of a TRICARE coverage transition requirement that affects the individual. ``(2) The Secretary shall provide notice under paragraph (1) through electronic means. ``(b) Timing of Notice.--The Secretary shall provide notices to a covered beneficiary under subsection (a)(1) as follows: ``(1) On the date that is one year before the covered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition requirement. ``(2) On the date that is 180 days before the covered beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage transition requirement. ``(3) On the date that is 30 days before the covered beneficiary