AFSA Current Legislative Accomplishments

​Active / Reserve Force Issues

• Approval of the National Defense Authorization Act
• A full, 2.6 percent active duty pay raise
• Blocked additional Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) reductions
• Restored long-term per diem rates for travel
• Garnered additional improvements to 12304b orders, allowing activated members of the Guard and Reserve to have access to TRICARE coverage/earn GI Bill and early retirement credit
• Extended TRICARE Dental and Vision Insurance program for active duty family members

 
Health Care Issues

• Expanded eligibility of Tricare dental program beneficiaries for the federal dental and vision insurance program
• Pilot program for opioid management
• Pilot program to treat post-traumatic stress disorder related to military sexual trauma

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​Military Family / Veterans / Other Issues

• No new TRICARE fees or additional copay hikes
• Streamlined TRICARE Prime beneficiary referral process
• No new COLA calculations to reduce retirement pay
• Expansion of Military OneSource Program for transitioning service members
• Sustained Impact Aid funds for school districts with large #s of military children
• Increased access to community care/modernization of VA health system
• Expansion of VA comprehensive caregiver support to eligible veterans of all eras
• Increased financial protections for Veterans from fraudulent educational programs/predatory scams
• Expanded state adult-day care for qualifying veterans
• Extend commissary/exchange access to Purple Heart, POWs, disabled veterans-caregivers

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Accomplishments Through the Years

AFSA has been advocating for Airmen and their families since its inception in 1961.  You can download information about legislative accomplishments from the past 25 years here.

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