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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5492 

To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of 

the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 

Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. 

DINGELL, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 

and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans 

Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—REPRODUCTIVE AND FERTILITY PRESERVATION 

ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Provision of fertility treatment and counseling to certain members of 

the Armed Forces and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such members. 

Sec. 103. Establishment of fertility preservation procedures after an injury or 

illness. 

Sec. 104. Cryopreservation and storage of reproductive genetic material of 

members of the Armed Forces on active duty. 

Sec. 105. Assistance with and continuity of care regarding reproductive and 

fertility preservation services. 

Sec. 106. Coordination between Department of Defense and Department of 

Veterans Affairs on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling. 

TITLE II—REPRODUCTIVE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE FOR 

VETERANS 

Sec. 201. Inclusion of fertility treatment and counseling under the definition of 

medical services in title 38. 

Sec. 202. Fertility treatment and counseling for certain veterans and spouses, 

partners, and gestational surrogates of such veterans. 

Sec. 203. Adoption assistance for certain veterans. 

Sec. 204. Assistance with and continuity of care regarding reproductive and 

fertility preservation services. 

Sec. 205. Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research. 

Sec. 206. Regulations on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling and 

adoption assistance by Department of Veterans Affairs. 

6 TITLE I—REPRODUCTIVE AND 

7 FERTILITY PRESERVATION 

8 ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS 

9 OF THE ARMED FORCES 

10 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title: 


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1 (1) ACTIVE DUTY.—The term ‘‘active duty’’ has 

2 the meaning given that term in section 101(d)(1) of 

3 title 10, United States Code. 

4 (2) ARMED FORCES.—The term ‘‘Armed 

5 Forces’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘armed 

6 forces’’ in section 101(a)(4) of such title. 

7 SEC. 102. PROVISION OF FERTILITY TREATMENT AND 

8 COUNSELING TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 

9 ARMED FORCES AND SPOUSES, PARTNERS, 

10 AND GESTATIONAL SURROGATES OF SUCH 

11 MEMBERS. 

12 (a) FERTILITY TREATMENT AND COUNSELING.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 

14 shall furnish fertility treatment and counseling, in15 cluding through the use of assisted reproductive 

16 technology, to a covered member of the Armed 

17 Forces or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate 

18 of such a member. 

19 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR TREATMENT AND COUN20 SELING.—Fertility treatment and counseling shall be 

21 furnished under paragraph (1) without regard to the 

22 sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital 

23 status of the covered member of the Armed Forces. 

24 (3) IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.—In the case of 

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1 graph (1), the Secretary may furnish to an indi2 vidual under such paragraph— 

3 (A) not more than three completed oocyte 

4 retrievals; and 

5 (B) unlimited embryo transfers in accord6 ance with the guidelines of the American Soci7 ety for Reproductive Medicine. 

8 (b) PROCUREMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE GENETIC MA9 TERIAL.—If a covered member of the Armed Forces is un10 able to provide their reproductive genetic material for pur11 poses of fertility treatment under subsection (a), the Sec12 retary shall, at the election of such member, allow such 

13 member to receive such treatment with donated reproduc14 tive genetic material and pay or reimburse such member 

15 the reasonable costs of procuring such material from a 

16 donor. 

17 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec18 tion shall be construed to require the Secretary— 

19 (1) to find or certify a gestational surrogate for 

20 a covered member of the Armed Forces or to con21 nect a gestational surrogate with such a member; or 

22 (2) to find or certify reproductive genetic mate23 rial from a donor for a covered member of the 

24 Armed Forces or to connect such a member with re25 productive genetic material from a donor. 


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1 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

2 (1) ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY.— 

3 The term ‘‘assisted reproductive technology’’ in4 cludes in vitro fertilization and other fertility treat5 ments in which both eggs and sperm are handled 

6 when clinically appropriate. 

7 (2) COVERED MEMBER OF THE ARMED

8 FORCES.—The term ‘‘covered member of the Armed 

9 Forces’’ means a member of the Armed Forces who 

10 has an infertility condition, unless the Secretary can 

11 show that the member was completely infertile be12 fore service on active duty in the Armed Forces. 

13 (3) FERTILITY TREATMENT.—The term ‘‘fer14 tility treatment’’ includes the following: 

15 (A) Procedures that use assisted reproduc16 tive technology. 

17 (B) Sperm retrieval. 

18 (C) Egg retrieval. 

19 (D) Artificial insemination. 

20 (E) Transfer of reproductive genetic mate21 rial. 

22 (F) Medications as prescribed or necessary 

23 for fertility. 

24 (G) Such other treatments as the Sec25 retary of Defense considers appropriate. 


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1 (4) INFERTILITY CONDITION.—The term ‘‘in2 fertility condition’’ includes— 

3 (A) a diagnosis of infertility; or 

4 (B) the inability to reproduce or safely 

5 carry a pregnancy to term, including as a result 

6 of treatment for another condition. 

7 (5) PARTNER.—The term ‘‘partner’’, with re8 spect to a member of the Armed Forces, means an 

9 individual selected by the member who agrees to 

10 share with the member the parental responsibilities 

11 with respect to any child born as a result of the use 

12 of any fertility treatment under this section. 

13 SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF FERTILITY PRESERVATION 

14 PROCEDURES AFTER AN INJURY OR ILLNESS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

16 through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Af17 fairs, shall establish procedures for the retrieval of repro18 ductive genetic material, as soon as medically appropriate, 

19 from a member of the Armed Forces in cases in which 

20 the fertility of such member is potentially jeopardized as 

21 a result of an injury or illness incurred or aggravated 

22 while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces in order 

23 to preserve the medical options of such member. 

24 (b) CONSENT FOR RETRIEVAL OF REPRODUCTIVE

25 GENETIC MATERIAL.—Reproductive genetic material may 


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1 be retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under 

2 subsection (a) only— 

3 (1) with the specific consent of the member; or 

4 (2) if the member is unable to consent, if a 

5 medical professional determines that— 

6 (A) the future fertility of the member is 

7 potentially jeopardized as a result of an injury 

8 or illness described in subsection (a) or will be 

9 potentially jeopardized as a result of treating 

10 such injury or illness; 

11 (B) the member lacks the capacity to con12 sent to the retrieval of reproductive genetic ma13 terial and is likely to regain such capacity; and 

14 (C) the retrieval of reproductive genetic 

15 material under this section is in the medical in16 terest of the member. 

17 (c) CONSENT FOR USE OF RETRIEVED REPRODUC18 TIVE GENETIC MATERIAL.—Reproductive genetic mate19 rial retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under 

20 subsection (a) may be used only— 

21 (1) with the specific consent of the member; or 

22 (2) if the member has lost the ability to consent 

23 permanently, as determined by a medical profes24 sional, as specified in an advance directive or testa25 mentary instrument executed by the member. 


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1 (d) DISPOSAL OF REPRODUCTIVE GENETIC MATE2 RIAL.—In accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

3 Secretary for purpose of this subsection, the Secretary 

4 shall dispose of reproductive genetic material retrieved 

5 from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection 

6 (a)— 

7 (1) with the specific consent of the member; or 

8 (2) if the member— 

9 (A) has lost the ability to consent perma10 nently, as determined by a medical professional; 

11 and 

12 (B) has not specified the use of their re13 productive genetic material in an advance direc14 tive or testamentary instrument executed by the 

15 member. 

16 SEC. 104. CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF REPRO17 DUCTIVE GENETIC MATERIAL OF MEMBERS 

18 OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY. 

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

20 provide members of the Armed Forces on active duty in 

21 the Armed Forces with the opportunity to cryopreserve 

22 and store their reproductive genetic material prior to— 

23 (1) deployment to a combat zone; or 

24 (2) a duty assignment that includes a haz25 ardous assignment, including— 


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1 (A) assignments resulting in exposure to 

2 perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances; 

3 and 

4 (B) such other assignments as determined 

5 by the Secretary. 

6 (b) PERIOD OF TIME.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

8 for the cryopreservation and storage of reproductive 

9 genetic material of any member of the Armed Forces 

10 under subsection (a) in a facility of the Department 

11 of Defense or of a private entity and the transpor12 tation of such material, at no cost to the member, 

13 until the date that is one year after the retirement, 

14 separation, or release of the member from the 

15 Armed Forces. 

16 (2) CONTINUED CRYOPRESERVATION AND

17 STORAGE.—At the end of the one-year period speci18 fied in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall permit an 

19 individual whose reproductive genetic material was 

20 cryopreserved and stored in a facility of the Depart21 ment as described in that paragraph to select, in22 cluding pursuant to an advance medical directive or 

23 military testamentary instrument completed under 

24 subsection (c), one of the following options: 


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1 (A) To continue such cryopreservation and 

2 storage in such facility with the cost of such 

3 cryopreservation and storage borne by the indi4 vidual. 

5 (B) To transfer the material to a private 

6 cryopreservation and storage facility selected by 

7 the individual. 

8 (C) To transfer the material to a facility of 

9 the Department of Veterans Affairs if 

10 cryopreservation and storage is available to the 

11 individual at such facility. 

12 (3) DISPOSAL OF REPRODUCTIVE GENETIC MA13 TERIAL.—If an individual described in paragraph 

14 (2) does not make a selection under subparagraph 

15 (A), (B), or (C) of such paragraph, the Secretary 

16 may dispose of the reproductive genetic material of 

17 the individual not earlier than the date that is 90 

18 days after the end of the one-year period specified 

19 in paragraph (1) with respect to the individual. 

20 (c) ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE AND MILITARY

21 TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENT.—A member of the Armed 

22 Forces who elects to cryopreserve and store their repro23 ductive genetic material under this section must complete 

24 an advance medical directive, as defined in section 

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1 testamentary instrument, as defined in section 1044d(b) 

2 of such title, that explicitly specifies the use of their 

3 cryopreserved and stored reproductive genetic material if 

4 such member dies or otherwise loses the capacity to con5 sent to the use of their cryopreserved and stored reproduc6 tive genetic material. 

7 (d) AGREEMENTS.—To carry out this section, the 

8 Secretary may enter into agreements with private entities 

9 that provide cryopreservation, transportation, and storage 

10 services for reproductive genetic material. 

11 SEC. 105. ASSISTANCE WITH AND CONTINUITY OF CARE RE12 GARDING REPRODUCTIVE AND FERTILITY 

13 PRESERVATION SERVICES. 

14 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that employees 

15 of the Department of Defense assist members of the 

16 Armed Forces— 

17 (1) in navigating the services provided under 

18 this title; 

19 (2) in finding a provider that meets the needs 

20 of such members with respect to such services; and 

21 (3) in continuing the receipt of such services 

22 without interruption during a permanent change of 

23 station for such members. 


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1 SEC. 106. COORDINATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF DE2 FENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF3 FAIRS ON FURNISHING OF FERTILITY TREAT4 MENT AND COUNSELING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 

6 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall share best practices 

7 and facilitate referrals, as they consider appropriate, on 

8 the furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling to in9 dividuals eligible for the receipt of such counseling and 

10 treatment from the Secretaries. 

11 (b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec12 retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

13 shall enter into a memorandum of understanding— 

14 (1) providing that the Secretary of Defense will 

15 ensure access by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

16 to reproductive genetic material of veterans stored 

17 by the Department of Defense for purposes of fur18 nishing fertility treatment under section 1720K of 

19 title 38, United States Code, as added by section 

20 202(a); and 

21 (2) authorizing the Department of Veterans Af22 fairs to compensate the Department of Defense for 

23 the cryopreservation, transportation, and storage of 

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1 TITLE II—REPRODUCTIVE AND 

2 ADOPTION ASSISTANCE FOR 

3 VETERANS 

4 SEC. 201. INCLUSION OF FERTILITY TREATMENT AND 

5 COUNSELING UNDER THE DEFINITION OF 

6 MEDICAL SERVICES IN TITLE 38. 

7 Section 1701(6) of title 38, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following new subpara9 graph: 

10 ‘‘(J) Fertility treatment and counseling, 

11 including treatment using assisted reproductive 

12 technology.’’. 

13 SEC. 202. FERTILITY TREATMENT AND COUNSELING FOR 

14 CERTAIN VETERANS AND SPOUSES, PART15 NERS, AND GESTATIONAL SURROGATES OF 

16 SUCH VETERANS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 17 of 

18 title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

19 end the following new section: 

20 ‘‘§ 1720K. Fertility treatment and counseling for cer21 tain veterans and spouses, partners, and 

22 gestational surrogates of such veterans 

23 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

25 provision of law, the Secretary shall furnish fertility 


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1 treatment and counseling, including through the use 

2 of assisted reproductive technology, to a covered vet3 eran and the spouse, partner, or gestational surro4 gate of the veteran if the veteran, and the spouse, 

5 partner, or gestational surrogate of the veteran, as 

6 applicable, each provide informed consent for such 

7 treatment and counseling, including for each cycle of 

8 treatment authorized under this section, through a 

9 process prescribed by the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(2) PROVISION OF TREATMENT AND COUN11 SELING.—Fertility treatment and counseling shall be 

12 furnished under paragraph (1) without regard to the 

13 sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital 

14 status of the covered veteran. 

15 ‘‘(3) IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.—In the case of 

16 in vitro fertilization treatment furnished under para17 graph (1), the Secretary may furnish to an indi18 vidual under such paragraph— 

19 ‘‘(A) not more than three completed oocyte 

20 retrievals; and 

21 ‘‘(B) unlimited embryo transfers in accord22 ance with the guidelines of the American Soci23 ety for Reproductive Medicine. 

24 ‘‘(b) PROCUREMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE GENETIC

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1 their reproductive genetic material for purposes of fertility 

2 treatment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at the 

3 election of such member, allow such veteran to receive 

4 such treatment with donated reproductive genetic material 

5 and pay or reimburse such veteran the reasonable costs 

6 of procuring such material from a donor. 

7 ‘‘(c) OUTREACH AND TRAINING.—The Secretary 

8 shall carry out an outreach and training program to en9 sure veterans and health care providers of the Department 

10 are aware of— 

11 ‘‘(1) the availability of and eligibility require12 ments for fertility treatment and counseling under 

13 this section; and 

14 ‘‘(2) any changes to fertility treatment and 

15 counseling covered under this section. 

16 ‘‘(d) OWNERSHIP, USE, DISPOSITION, OR DESTRUC17 TION OF REPRODUCTIVE GENETIC MATERIAL.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Issues or disputes regard19 ing ownership of reproductive genetic material, fu20 ture use of such material, disposition of such mate21 rial, or destruction of such material shall be the sole 

22 responsibility of the covered veteran, the spouse, 

23 partner, or gestational surrogate of the veteran, and 

24 the private facility storing such material. 


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1 ‘‘(2) ROLE OF DEPARTMENT.—The role of the 

2 Department under this section is limited to fur3 nishing the treatment and counseling required under 

4 this section when requested by a covered veteran. 

5 ‘‘(3) OWNERSHIP AND CUSTODY OF REPRODUC6 TIVE GENETIC MATERIAL.—The Department will not 

7 have ownership or custody of any reproductive ge8 netic material obtained pursuant to treatment under 

9 this section and will not be involved in the ultimate 

10 disposition of such material or disputes between or 

11 among any parties with respect to such material. 

12 ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec13 tion shall be construed to require the Secretary— 

14 ‘‘(1) to find or certify a gestational surrogate 

15 for a covered veteran or to connect a gestational sur16 rogate with a covered veteran; or 

17 ‘‘(2) to furnish maternity care to a covered vet18 eran or spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of 

19 a covered veteran in addition to what is otherwise 

20 required by law. 

21 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech23 nology’ includes in vitro fertilization and other fer24 tility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are 

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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet2 eran who— 

3 ‘‘(A) has an infertility condition, unless the 

4 Secretary can show that the veteran was com5 pletely infertile before service in the active mili6 tary, naval, or air service; and 

7 ‘‘(B) is enrolled in the system of annual 

8 patient enrollment established under section 

9 1705(a) of this title. 

10 ‘‘(3) The term ‘fertility treatment’ includes the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(A) Procedures that use assisted repro13 ductive technology. 

14 ‘‘(B) Sperm retrieval. 

15 ‘‘(C) Egg retrieval. 

16 ‘‘(D) Artificial insemination. 

17 ‘‘(E) Transfer of reproductive genetic ma18 terial. 

19 ‘‘(F) Medications as prescribed or nec20 essary for fertility. 

21 ‘‘(G) Such other treatments as the Sec22 retary considers appropriate. 

23 ‘‘(4) The term ‘gestational surrogate’ means an 

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1 and gives birth to a baby for another individual or 

2 couple. 

3 ‘‘(5) The term ‘infertility condition’ includes— 

4 ‘‘(A) a diagnosis of infertility; or 

5 ‘‘(B) the inability to reproduce or safely 

6 carry a pregnancy to term, including as a result 

7 of treatment for another condition. 

8 ‘‘(6) The term ‘partner’, with respect to a cov9 ered veteran, means an individual— 

10 ‘‘(A) selected by the veteran who agrees to 

11 share with the veteran the parental responsibil12 ities with respect to any child born as a result 

13 of the use of any fertility treatment under this 

14 section; and 

15 ‘‘(B) whom the veteran certifies to the De16 partment is the partner of the veteran and 

17 therefore, based on that certification, is eligible 

18 for treatment and counseling under this sec19 tion.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

21 at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 17 of such 

22 title is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec23 tion 1720J the following new item: 

‘‘1720K. Fertility treatment and counseling for certain veterans and spouses, 

partners, and gestational surrogates of such veterans.’’. 


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1 SEC. 203. ADOPTION ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter VIII of chapter 17 of 

3 title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

4 end the following new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 1790. Adoption assistance 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may pay an 

7 amount, not to exceed the limitation amount, to assist a 

8 covered veteran in the adoption of one or more children, 

9 without regard to the sex, gender identity, sexual orienta10 tion, or marital status of the covered veteran. 

11 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION AMOUNT.—For purposes of this 

12 section, the limitation amount is the amount equal to the 

13 cost the Department would incur by paying the expenses 

14 of three adoptions by covered veterans, as determined by 

15 the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(c) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 

17 the term ‘covered veteran’ has the meaning given that 

18 term in section 1720K(f) of this title.’’. 

19 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

20 at the beginning of subchapter VIII of chapter 17 of such 

21 title is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec22 tion 1789 the following new item: 

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1 SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE WITH AND CONTINUITY OF CARE RE2 GARDING REPRODUCTIVE AND FERTILITY 

3 PRESERVATION SERVICES. 

4 The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that 

5 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs assist 

6 veterans— 

7 (1) in navigating the services provided under 

8 this title and the amendments made by this title; 

9 (2) in finding a provider that meets the needs 

10 of such veterans with respect to such services; and 

11 (3) in continuing the receipt of such services 

12 without interruption if such veterans move to a dif13 ferent geographic location. 

14 SEC. 205. FACILITATION OF REPRODUCTION AND INFER15 TILITY RESEARCH. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 of 

17 title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

18 end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 7330E. Facilitation of reproduction and infertility 

20 research 

21 ‘‘(a) FACILITATION OF RESEARCH REQUIRED.—The 

22 Secretary shall facilitate research conducted collabo23 ratively by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 

24 Health and Human Services to improve the ability of the 

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1 tourinary service-connected disability or a condition that 

2 was incurred or aggravated in line of duty in the active 

3 military, naval, or air service, such as a spinal cord injury, 

4 military sexual trauma, or a mental health condition, that 

5 affects the ability of the veteran to reproduce. 

6 ‘‘(b) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec7 retary shall ensure that information produced by the re8 search facilitated under this section that may be useful 

9 for other activities of the Veterans Health Administration 

10 is disseminated throughout the Veterans Health Adminis11 tration.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

13 at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 73 of such 

14 title is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec15 tion 7330D the following new item: 

‘‘7330E. Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research.’’. 

16 SEC. 206. REGULATIONS ON FURNISHING OF FERTILITY 

17 TREATMENT AND COUNSELING AND ADOP18 TION ASSISTANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF VET19 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

20 Not later than two years after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 

22 prescribe regulations— 

23 (1) to carry out section 1720K of title 38, 

24 United States Code, as added by section 202(a); and 


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1 (2) to carry out section 1790 of such title, as 

2 added by section 203(a). 

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