REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY AND THEIR DEPENDENTS FOR TRAVEL FOR SPECIALTY CARE UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

SEC. 634. REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY AND THEIR DEPENDENTS FOR TRAVEL FOR SPECIALTY CARE UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.(a) Reimbursement Authorized.—Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and123 STAT. 2364(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):“(b) Reimbursement for Travel Under Exceptional Circumstances.—The Secretary of Defense may provide reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses of travel of members of the armed forces on active duty and their dependents, and accompaniment, to a specialty care provider not otherwise authorized by subsection (a) under such exceptional circumstances as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of this section.”.(b) Technical Amendment.—Subsection (a) of such section is amended by inserting “of Defense” after “the Secretary”.