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  
​1992-2019

AFSA has been advocating for Airmen and their families since its inception in 1961.  You can download information about legislative accomplishments from 1992-2019 here.  

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