2018 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

Accomplishments Through the Years  1992-2018

AFSA has been advocating for Airmen and their families since its inception in 1961.  You can download information about legislative accomplishments from 1992-2018 here.  

Legislative Update – A 25-year Lookback
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Today’s service members have all these and many, many more benefits thanks to the Air Force Sergeants Association. Take a look back at the past 25 years of AFSA's accomplishments.