the last area was tricare as there were over 7 or 8 different tricare plans we condense them down into two. there are differ options on how west to cover guard reserve but they did not have the data to make a recommendation so we asked them to bring the data back so we can address that issue. in the tricare plan in going to two basic options of hmo and ppo, we maintain the current eight structure which is currently in place right now for tricare for all current active duty members and their families. we also do that for the current retirees. the goal is to see the changes in structure and function be rolled out and evolve over the next 2 to 4 years at which time potential increases in enrollment fees and deductibles will be put into place because we'll have increased access and increase the product. they'll not see any change to their premium or deductibles or their co-pays. however after 2018 and after the gao completes a study that does have access to care and beneficiary satisfaction we move to a co-pay system based on fixed fees as opposed to a percentage of co-pays. there's an ins

it's everything from weapons systems, tricare, health care, i've seen amendments on ps -- ptsd, on national guard issues, it'll really run the fwa mutt. host: and a veto threat from the white house. we'll continue following you. let us know how thing prossgress. we'll fol owe our -- follow you @cq tter, your handle is megan scully. >> the amendment by mac thornberry limiting the size of the national security council passed by voice vote. you heard conversation on the jerrold nadler amendment dealing with fwauntaun moe, that's coming up for a vote three amendment votes, we expect around 8:30 eastern or system of we'll have it live here on c-span as debate can'ts on defense authorization. later in the week, debate on the chamber's first appropriation bill of the year. they plan to work on the nearly $82 billion military construction-veterans afairs spending measure. despite the house not passing a budget. live coverage around 8:30 eastern or so here on c-span. today is primary day in oregon and in kentucky. bernie sanders campaigning in california ahead of the june 7 primary in california. we

currently the private program extends discounts to tricare beneficiaries for drugs filled at retail pharmacies. my amendment clarifies that small business pharmacies are retail pharmacies and will be included in the private program. in many cases around the country, people are limb limited to which pharmacy they can have their prescription filled at. with this amendment we can ensure that all pharmacies, both large and small retailers, will be included in this private prasm i encourage my colleagues to support this amendment package. i yield back to the gentleman. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. moulton: i yield two minutes to mr. blumenauer of oregon. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. blumenauer: i appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in allowing me to speak on this. i want to refer back to an amendment in the previous en bloc dealing with immigrant visas. i want to express my appreciation to the committee, to you, mr. chairman, to the ranking member, to the staff. this is a complicated issue. it's not -- it's in your bill but

we need to fix the current tricare system so we can ensure service members are provided the same access to preventive health services as those insured under the a.c.a., including gestational diabetes, smoking cessation, etc. and my second amendment was simple. it directed the secretary of defense to conduct a study on the effect of concussions on contact sports, including hockey, football, la crosse and soccer at our -- lacrosse and soccer at our united states service academies. we all know what concussions can do to people. and the third thing was to simply direct the department of defense to include a 25-year plan to look at our nuclear facilities and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. byrne: i was listening to my friend from massachusetts talk about what he considers to be discriminatory. i'm going to go through the list again. do we consider the first amendment to the constitution to be discriminatory? do we consider the relation freedom restoration -- religious freedom restoration act that

the largest group is dod, i believe, and they have a tricare wraparound with medicare. they're the largest, but they require, when folks come out of the military and go on benefits, they're required to it -- to use medicare as their primary insurer. so that's a good way to reduce their costs. we don't do that at the postal service the they are not using, as they could, they're not using medication as their primary insurer. i think they mentioned this basically out of that 50 billion in unfunded liability, you jug limb nailed all of it. is that correct? >> that's right. >> i've been listening closely, because you have difficult groups out there. the only criticism i have heard so far is that postal employees who pay into medicare might actually use it. and some people see that as a negati negative, but i think it's entirely fair and reasonable that people paid in $29 billion might actually use those benefits. and you've done a great job with this proposal, and i think it ought to be adopted, and we ought to move this as quickly as possible in the form of legislation, mov