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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9741 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that beneficiaries and health 

care providers receive certain information regarding reproductive health 

care under the TRICARE program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 

Ms. SHERRILL (for herself, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. 

JACOBS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. 

BROWNLEY, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. ROSS, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 

KUSTER, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. AMO, Mr. TRONE, 

Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Ms. CHU) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that beneficiaries and health care providers receive certain information regarding reproductive health care under the 

TRICARE program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Knowledge 

3 on Military Reproductive Healthcare Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS 

5 TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE TO A 

6 TRICARE BENEFICIARY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

8 provide, to a beneficiary under the TRICARE program 

9 (including a member of the uniformed services), informa10 tion on the following: 

11 (1) The reproductive health care, including 

12 abortion care, that they are entitled to receive under 

13 the military health system. 

14 (2) The circumstances under which they can re15 ceive such care at a military treatment facility. 

16 (3) How to request leave and travel benefits for 

17 travel to another State to receive non-covered repro18 ductive health care. 

19 (4) How to find a non-Department provider of 

20 reproductive health care not available to the bene21 ficiary under the military health system. 

22 (b) SCHEDULE.—The Secretary shall provide infor23 mation described in subsection (a)— 

24 (1) at least once per year; and 

25 (2) not later than 14 days after a permanent 

26 change of station or a temporary change in station. 


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1 (c) METHODS.—The Secretary may provide informa2 tion under this section through an in-person consultation 

3 or a written notice. Such a written notice may be provided 

4 electronically. 

5 (d) PUBLIC POSTING.—The Secretary shall ensure 

6 that a written notice under subsection (c) is posted, and 

7 copies thereof are available for collection, in publicly acces8 sible areas of each military medical treatment facility. 

9 SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY 

10 PROVIDERS ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 

11 CARE OBLIGATIONS. 

12 Each health care provider working at a military treat13 ment facility shall receive training, on an annual basis and 

14 in the event of any permanent change in duty station, on 

15 the following: 

16 (1) The obligation of each such provider to pro17 vide covered reproductive health care and counseling, 

18 including abortion, contraceptive, and fertility care, 

19 and such provider’s ability to provide that care and 

20 counseling at military treatment facilities notwith21 standing the laws and regulations of the State in 

22 which the facility is located. 

23 (2) The rights and the protections afforded to 

24 such providers as providers at military treatment fa25 cilities with regard to covered reproductive health 


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1 care, notwithstanding laws and regulations of the 

2 State in which the treatment facility is located. 

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