I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2557 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide fertility treatment under 
the TRICARE Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2025 
Ms. JACOBS (for herself and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide fertility 
treatment under the TRICARE Program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘IVF for Military Fami-
lies Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FERTILITY TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
THE UNIFORMED SERVICES AND DEPEND-
ENTS. 
(a) FERTILITY TREATMENT.—Chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1074o the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1074p. Fertility treatment for certain active duty 
members of the uniformed services and 
their dependents 
‘‘(a) COVERAGE.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
fertility-related care for a member of the uniformed serv-
ices on active duty (or a dependent of such a member) 
shall be covered under TRICARE Prime and TRICARE 
Select. 
‘‘(b) IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.—In the case of in 
vitro fertilization treatment furnished to an individual 
pursuant to subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) not more than three completed oocyte re-
trievals may be furnished; and 
‘‘(2) unlimited embryo transfers may be pro-
vided in accordance with the guidelines of the Amer-
ican Society for Reproductive Medicine. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘infertility’ means a disease, con-
dition, or status characterized by— 
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‘‘(A) the failure to establish a pregnancy 
or to carry a pregnancy to live birth after reg-
ular, unprotected sexual intercourse in accord-
ance with the guidelines of the American Soci-
ety for Reproductive Medicine; 
‘‘(B) the inability of an individual to repro-
duce without medical intervention either as a 
single individual or with the partner of the indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(C) the findings of a licensed physician 
based on the medical, sexual, and reproductive 
history, age, physical findings, or diagnostic 
testing, of the individual. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘fertility-related care’ means— 
‘‘(A) the diagnosis of infertility; and 
‘‘(B) fertility treatment. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘fertility treatment’ includes the 
following: 
‘‘(A) In vitro fertilization or other treat-
ments or procedures in which human oocytes, 
embryos, or sperm are handled when clinically 
appropriate. 
‘‘(B) Sperm retrieval. 
‘‘(C) Egg retrieval. 
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‘‘(D) Preservation of human oocytes, em-
bryos, or sperm. 
‘‘(E) 
Artificial 
insemination, 
including 
intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemi-
nation, and intrauterine insemination. 
‘‘(F) Transfer of reproductive genetic ma-
terial. 
‘‘(G) Medications as prescribed or nec-
essary for fertility. 
‘‘(H) Fertility treatment coordination. 
‘‘(I) Such other information, referrals, 
treatments, procedures, testing, medications, 
laboratory services, technologies, and services 
facilitating reproduction as determined appro-
priate by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
(b) PROGRAM ON FERTILITY TREATMENT COORDI-
NATION.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1110c. Program on fertility-related care coordina-
tion 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a program on the coordination of fertility-related 
care by the Secretary for purposes of ensuring patients 
receive timely fertility-related care. 
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‘‘(b) TRAINING AND SUPPORT.—In carrying out the 
program established under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall provide to community health care providers training 
and support with respect to the unique needs of members 
of the uniformed services and the dependents of such 
members.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1079(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) Fertility related care shall be provided in 
accordance with section 1074p of this title.’’. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to services provided on or 
after October 1, 2027. 
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