I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1681 
To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of De-
fense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, 
ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses 
or partners, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2017 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. RUSH, Ms. TITUS, Mr. HECK, Mr. MCGOVERN, and 
Ms. SINEMA) 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 Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the De-
partment of Defense and the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of 
the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or part-
ners, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 
2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
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. Provision of fertility treatment and counseling to certain members of 
the Armed Forces and spouses, partners, and gestational sur-
rogates of such members. 
Sec. 102. Establishment of fertility preservation procedures after an injury or 
illness. 
Sec. 103. Cryopreservation and storage of gametes of members of the Armed 
Forces on active duty. 
Sec. 104. Coordination between Department of Defense and Department of 
Veterans Affairs on furnishing of fertility treatment and coun-
seling. 
TITLE II—REPRODUCTIVE, ADOPTION, AND CHILD CARE 
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 severely wounded veterans. 
Sec. 204. Annual report on fertility treatment and counseling furnished by De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 205. Regulations on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling and 
adoption assistance by Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 206. Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research. 
Sec. 207. Requirement to improve Department of Veterans Affairs women vet-
erans contact center. 
Sec. 208. Modification of pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for 
women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 209. Program on assistance for child care for certain veterans. 
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TITLE 
I—REPRODUCTIVE 
AND 
FERTILITY 
PRESERVATION 
ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES 
SEC. 101. PROVISION OF FERTILITY TREATMENT AND 
COUNSELING TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AND SPOUSES, PARTNERS, 
AND GESTATIONAL SURROGATES OF SUCH 
MEMBERS. 
(a) FERTILITY TREATMENT AND COUNSELING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall furnish fertility treatment and counseling, in-
cluding through the use of assisted reproductive 
technology, to a covered member of the Armed 
Forces or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate 
of such a member. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR TREATMENT AND COUN-
SELING.—Fertility treatment and counseling shall be 
furnished under paragraph (1) without regard to the 
sex or marital status of the covered member of the 
Armed Forces. 
(3) IN VITRO FERTILIZATION.—In the case of 
in vitro fertilization treatment furnished under para-
graph (1), the Secretary may furnish not more than 
three completed cycles or six attempted cycles of in 
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