S. 2943

119 S2943 IS: Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-30
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 S. 2943
 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
 September 30, 2025
  Ms. Duckworth  (for herself,  Ms. Hirono ,  Mr. Fetterman ,  Mrs. Murray ,  Ms. Alsobrooks ,  Mr. Heinrich , and  Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 A BILL
To amend  chapter 17  of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act   or the   ACE Veterans Act  .
2.
Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products
(a)
Full year supply
Subchapter II of  chapter 17  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 1720L  the following new section:
1720M.
Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products
(a)
Availability of full-Year supply
The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705 of this title and to whom a medical provider of the Department prescribes contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products may elect to fill such prescription as a full-year supply.
(b)
Notice
A medical provider of the Department who prescribes to a veteran contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products shall notify the veteran of the option to fill the prescription as a full-year supply.
(c)
Contraceptive product defined
In this section, the term  contraceptive product  means any drug, device, or biological product intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy, whether specifically intended to prevent pregnancy or for other health needs, that is approved, cleared, authorized, or licensed under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 , 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e, 360bbb–3) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ).
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720L the following new item:
1720M. Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products.
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