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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6094 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the coverage of 

assisted reproductive technology services under the TRICARE program, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 30, 2021 

Ms. STRICKLAND (for herself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

PRESSLEY, Mr. TAKANO, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) 

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 technology services 

under the TRICARE program, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Access to 

5 Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECH2 NOLOGY SERVICES UNDER TRICARE PRO3 GRAM. 

4 (a) SERVICES COVERED.—Chapter 55 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 

6 1074o the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 1074p. Assisted reproductive technology services 

8 for certain members and dependents 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any member of the armed forces 

10 (including the reserve components) performing active serv11 ice who is entitled to medical care under the TRICARE 

12 program, and any dependent of such a member, shall be 

13 entitled to assisted reproductive technology services as 

14 part of such medical care, without regard to any of the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(1) Whether the assisted reproductive tech17 nology service is related to the treatment of a serv18 ice-connected disability. 

19 ‘‘(2) Whether the member has a serious illness 

20 or injury resulting from a service-connected dis21 ability. 

22 ‘‘(3) The ability of the member or dependent, 

23 as applicable— 

24 ‘‘(A) to conceive a pregnancy or carry a 

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1 riod of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(B) to reproduce, either as an individual 

4 or with a partner. 

5 ‘‘(4) The sex, gender, sexual orientation, or 

6 marital status of the member or dependent, as appli7 cable. 

8 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate period’ means, with 

10 respect to an individual, a period of at least one 

11 year, unless the health care provider of the indi12 vidual determines, based on medical history, age, or 

13 physical findings, that a shorter period is appro14 priate. 

15 ‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive technology 

16 services’ includes the following services: 

17 ‘‘(A) Assisted reproduction, including 

18 intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemi19 nation, and intrauterine insemination. 

20 ‘‘(B) In-vitro fertilization. 

21 ‘‘(C) The preservation of embryos, eggs, or 

22 sperm for future use through cryopreservation. 

23 ‘‘(D) Such other forms of assisted repro24 ductive technology as determined appropriate 

25 by the Secretary.’’. 


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

2 at the beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States 

3 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

4 1074o the following new item: 

‘‘1074p. Assisted reproductive technology services for certain members and dependents.’’. 

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