I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6797 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide fertility treatment under 
the TRICARE Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2025 
Ms. JACOBS (for herself, Mr. LALOTA, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, and Ms. 
HOULAHAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 ‘‘Bipartisan IVF for 
Military Families Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FERTILITY TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPENDENTS. 
(a) FERTILITY TREATMENT.—Chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1074o the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 1074p. Fertility treatment for certain active duty 
members of the Armed Forces and de-
pendents 
‘‘(a) COVERAGE.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
fertility-related care for a covered member (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) three completed oocyte retrievals may be 
furnished per calendar year; and 
‘‘(2) single embryo transfers shall be provided 
unless otherwise medically indicated in accordance 
with the guidelines of the American Society for Re-
productive Medicine. 
‘‘(c) COST SHARING AND OTHER LIMITATIONS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that cost-sharing amounts for an 
individual who receives fertility-related care under this 
section are determined under section 1075, 1075a, or 
other applicable provision of this chapter in accordance 
with the kind of care provided (such as an in-network in-
patient visit) and without regard to whether the care is 
fertility-related care. The Secretary may not impose any 
waiting periods or other limitations once the individual has 
received a medical diagnosis of infertility. 
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‘‘(d) PROHIBITIONS.—Funds available to the Depart-
ment of Defense may not be used for preimplantation ge-
netic screening, human cloning, international surrogacy, 
or artificial womb technology. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered member’ means— 
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces serv-
ing on active duty; and 
‘‘(B) does not include a former member of 
the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘infertility’ means a disease, con-
dition, or status characterized by— 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘fertility-related care’ means— 
‘‘(A) the diagnosis of infertility; and 
‘‘(B) fertility treatment. 
‘‘(4) 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. 
‘‘(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 
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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. 
‘‘(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 Armed Forces and the dependents of such mem-
bers.’’. 
(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) EXCLUSION FROM CONTRACTS
FOR FORMER 
MEMBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.—Section 1086(a) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘eye examinations 
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and’’ and inserting ‘‘eye examinations, fertility-related 
care pursuant to paragraph (21) of such section, and’’. 
(e) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to services provided on or 
after October 1, 2027. 
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