119-hr2557

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2557 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2557

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide fertility treatment 
 under the TRICARE Program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 1, 2025

 Ms. Jacobs (for herself and Mr. Larsen of Washington) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide fertility treatment 
 under the TRICARE Program.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``IVF for Military Families Act''.

SEC. 2. FERTILITY TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
 SERVICES AND DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Fertility Treatment.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after 

section 1074o the following new 
section:
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Sec. 1074p. Fertility treatment for certain active duty members of 
 the uniformed services and their dependents
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    (a) Coverage.--The Secretary shall ensure that fertility-related 
care for a member of the uniformed services on active duty (or a 
dependent of such a member) shall be covered under TRICARE Prime and 
TRICARE Select.
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    (b) In Vitro Fertilization.--In the case of in vitro 
fertilization treatment furnished to an individual pursuant to 
subsection

    (a) --
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    (1) not more than three completed oocyte retrievals may 
 be furnished; and
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    (2) unlimited embryo transfers may be provided in 
 accordance with the guidelines of the American Society for 
 Reproductive Medicine.
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            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:
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    (1) The term `infertility' means a disease, condition, or 
 status characterized by--
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        (A) the failure to establish a pregnancy or to 
 carry a pregnancy to live birth after regular, 
 unprotected sexual intercourse in accordance with the 
 guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive 
 Medicine;
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        (B) the inability of an individual to reproduce 
 without medical intervention either as a single 
 individual or with the partner of the individual; or
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            (C) the findings of a licensed physician based on 
 the medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, 
 physical findings, or diagnostic testing, of the 
 individual.
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    (2) The term `fertility-related care' means--
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        (A) the diagnosis of infertility; and
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        (B) fertility treatment.
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    (3) The term `fertility treatment' includes the 
 following:
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        (A) In vitro fertilization or other treatments or 
 procedures in which human oocytes, embryos, or sperm 
 are handled when clinically appropriate.
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        (B) Sperm retrieval.
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            (C) Egg retrieval.
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            (D) Preservation of human oocytes, embryos, or 
 sperm.
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        (E) Artificial insemination, including 
 intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemination, 
 and intrauterine insemination.
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        (F) Transfer of reproductive genetic material.
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        (G) Medications as prescribed or necessary for 
 fertility.
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        (H) Fertility treatment coordination.
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            (I) Such other information, referrals, 
 treatments, procedures, testing, medications, 
 laboratory services, technologies, and services 
 facilitating reproduction as determined appropriate by 
 the Secretary of Defense.''.

    (b) Program on Fertility Treatment Coordination.--Chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
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Sec. 1110c. Program on fertility-related care coordination
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    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
program on the coordination of fertility-related care by the Secretary 
for purposes of ensuring patients receive timely fertility-related 
care.
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    (b) Training and Support.--In carrying out the program 
established under subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall provide to 
community health care providers training and support with respect to 
the unique needs of members of the uniformed services and the 
dependents of such members.''.
            (c) Conforming Amendment.--

Section 1079

    (a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
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    (21) Fertility related care shall be provided in 
 accordance with 

section 1074p of this title.''.
            (d) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to services provided on or after October 1, 2027.
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