TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014

TRICARE Moms Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the contracts entered into by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) for medical care for military dependents (e.g., TRICARE) to provide for breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling as appropriate during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4492 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4492

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the availability 
 of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the TRICARE 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2014

  Mrs. Capps introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the availability 
 of breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling under the TRICARE 
                                program.

    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 Moms Improvement Act of 
2014''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, SUPPLIES, AND COUNSELING 
              UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(18) Breastfeeding support, supplies (including breast 
        pumps and associated equipment), and counseling shall be 
        provided as appropriate during pregnancy and the postpartum 
        period.''.
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