H.R. 3025

119 HR 3025 IH: Expanding Access to Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3025  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 24, 2025   Ms. Strickland  (for herself,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Takano , and  Ms. Pressley ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the coverage of assisted reproductive services under the TRICARE program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Expanding Access to Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act  .
2.
Coverage of assisted reproductive services under TRICARE program
 Chapter 55  of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 1074o  the following new section:
1074p.
Assisted reproductive services for certain members and dependents
(a)
In general
Any member of the armed forces (including the reserve components) performing active service who is entitled to medical care under the TRICARE program, and any dependent of such a member, shall be entitled to assisted reproductive services as part of such medical care, without regard to any of the following:
(1)
Whether the assisted reproductive service is related to the treatment of a service-connected disability.
(2)
Whether the member has a serious illness or injury resulting from a service-connected disability.
(3)
The ability of the member or dependent, as applicable—
(A)
to conceive a pregnancy or carry a pregnancy to live birth after an appropriate period of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse; or
(B)
to reproduce, either as an individual or with a partner.
(4)
The sex, gender, sexual orientation, or marital status of the member or dependent, as applicable.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
The term  appropriate period  means, with respect to an individual, a period of at least one year, unless the health care provider of the individual determines, based on medical history, age, or physical findings, that a shorter period is appropriate.
(2)
The term  assisted reproductive services  includes the following services:
(A)
Assisted reproduction, including intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine insemination.
(B)
In-vitro fertilization.
(C)
The preservation of embryos, eggs, or sperm through cryopreservation.
(D)
Such other forms of assisted reproductive services as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
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