119-s797

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 797 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 797

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect and expand access to 
 fertility treatment under the health insurance program carried out 
 under chapter 89 of that title, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 27, 2025

 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Warren, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
Merkley, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
 Security and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect and expand access to 
 fertility treatment under the health insurance program carried out 
 under chapter 89 of that title, and for other purposes.

 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 ``Family Building FEHB Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. FERTILITY TREATMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 8904 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) , by adding at the end the 
 following:
 ``
        (G) Fertility treatment benefits.''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) by redesignating subparagraph
        (F) as 
 subparagraph
        (G) ; and
            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph
        (E) the following:
 ``
        (F) Fertility treatment benefits.''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (c) In this section, the term `fertility treatment' includes the 
following:
 ``

    (1) Preservation of human oocytes, sperm, or embryos for 
 later reproductive use.
 ``

    (2) Artificial insemination, including intravaginal 
 insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine 
 insemination.
 ``

    (3) Assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro 
 fertilization and other treatments or procedures in which 
 reproductive genetic material, such as oocytes, sperm, 
 fertilized eggs, and embryos, are handled, when clinically 
 appropriate.
 ``

    (4) Genetic testing of embryos.
 ``

    (5) Medications prescribed or obtained over-the-counter, 
 as indicated for fertility.
 ``

    (6) Gamete donation.
 ``

    (7) Such other information, referrals, treatments, 
 procedures, medications, laboratory services, technologies, and 
 services relating to fertility as the Director of the Office of 
 Personnel Management, in coordination with the Secretary of 
 Health and Human Services, determines appropriate.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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