can increase the overall readiness and quality of life 
of all members of the military. 
(13) Health care, including family planning for 
survivors of sexual assault in the Armed Forces is 
a critical issue, particularly given the prevalence of 
sexual assault in the military. Recent data show that 
women in the military are five times more likely to 
be victims of sexual assault than men. Servicewomen 
who are survivors of sexual assault should not be 
treated differently from civilian survivors. The De-
partment of Defense reported that there were over 
3,000 reported sexual assaults involving service 
members in fiscal year 2011. 
(14) Servicewomen on active duty report rates 
of unwanted sexual contact at approximately 16 
times those of the comparable general population of 
women in the United States. Through regulations, 
the Department of Defense already supports a policy 
of ensuring that servicewomen who are sexually as-
saulted have access to emergency contraception. 
SEC. 3. CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE 
TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1074d of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘FOR MEM-
BERS
AND FORMER MEMBERS’’ after ‘‘SERVICES 
AVAILABLE’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) CARE RELATED
TO PREVENTION
OF PREG-
NANCY.—Female covered beneficiaries shall be entitled to 
care related to the prevention of pregnancy described by 
subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON COST-SHARING FOR CERTAIN 
SERVICES.—Notwithstanding section 1074g(a)(6), section 
1075, or section 1075a of this title or any other provision 
of law, cost-sharing may not be imposed or collected for 
care related to the prevention of pregnancy provided pur-
suant to subsection (a) or (b), including for any method 
of contraception provided, whether provided through a fa-
cility of the uniformed services, the TRICARE retail phar-
macy program, or the national mail-order pharmacy pro-
gram.’’. 
(b) CARE RELATED
TO PREVENTION
OF PREG-
NANCY.—Subsection (d)(3) of such section, as redesig-
nated by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is further 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘(including all methods of contraception approved 
by the Food and Drug Administration, contraceptive care 
(including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow 
up), sterilization procedures, and patient education and 
counseling in connection therewith)’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1077(a)(13) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘section 
1074d(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1074d(d)’’. 
SEC. 4. EDUCATION ON FAMILY PLANNING FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a uniform standard 
curriculum that will be used in education programs 
on family planning for all members of the Armed 
Forces, including both men and women members. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the education programs should use 
the latest technology available to efficiently and ef-
fectively deliver information to members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The uniform standard curriculum 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
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(1) Information for members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty to make informed decisions re-
garding family planning. 
(2) Information about the prevention of unin-
tended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infec-
tions, including human immunodeficiency virus 
(HIV). 
(3) Information on the importance of providing 
comprehensive family planning for members of the 
Armed Forces, and their commanding officers, and 
on the positive impact family planning can have on 
the health and readiness of the Armed Forces. 
(4) Current, medically accurate information. 
(5) Clear, user-friendly information on the full 
range of methods of contraception and where mem-
bers of the Armed Forces can access their chosen 
method of contraception. 
(6) Information on all applicable laws and poli-
cies so that members are informed of their rights 
and obligations. 
(7) Information on patients’ rights to confiden-
tiality. 
(8) Information on the unique circumstances 
encountered by members of the Armed Forces, and 
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the effects of such circumstances on the use of con-
traception. 
SEC. 5. PREGNANCY PREVENTION ASSISTANCE AT MILI-
TARY TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR WOMEN 
WHO ARE SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide in statute, and to enhance, existing regulations that 
require health care providers at military treatment facili-
ties to consult with survivors of sexual assault once clini-
cally stable regarding options for emergency contraception 
and any necessary follow-up care, including the provision 
of the emergency contraception. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The assistance specified in sub-
section (c) shall be provided at every military treatment 
facility to the following: 
(1) Any woman who presents at a military 
treatment facility and states to personnel of the fa-
cility that she is a victim of sexual assault or is ac-
companied by another individual who states that the 
woman is a victim of sexual assault. 
(2) Any woman who presents at a military 
treatment facility and is reasonably believed by per-
sonnel of such facility to be a survivor of sexual as-
sault. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.— 
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