I 
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. 
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 ‘‘Expanding Access to 
Fertility Care for Servicemembers and Dependents Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECH-
NOLOGY SERVICES UNDER TRICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) SERVICES COVERED.—Chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1074o the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1074p. Assisted reproductive technology services 
for certain members and dependents 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any member of the armed forces 
(including the reserve components) performing active serv-
ice who is entitled to medical care under the TRICARE 
program, and any dependent of such a member, shall be 
entitled to assisted reproductive technology services as 
part of such medical care, without regard to any of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Whether the assisted reproductive tech-
nology service is related to the treatment of a serv-
ice-connected disability. 
‘‘(2) Whether the member has a serious illness 
or injury resulting from a service-connected dis-
ability. 
‘‘(3) The ability of the member or dependent, 
as applicable— 
‘‘(A) to conceive a pregnancy or carry a 
pregnancy to live birth after an appropriate pe-
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riod of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse; 
or 
‘‘(B) to reproduce, either as an individual 
or with a partner. 
‘‘(4) The sex, gender, sexual orientation, or 
marital status of the member or dependent, as appli-
cable. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate period’ means, with 
respect to an individual, a period of at least one 
year, unless the health care provider of the indi-
vidual determines, based on medical history, age, or 
physical findings, that a shorter period is appro-
priate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive technology 
services’ includes the following services: 
‘‘(A) 
Assisted 
reproduction, 
including 
intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemi-
nation, and intrauterine insemination. 
‘‘(B) In-vitro fertilization. 
‘‘(C) The preservation of embryos, eggs, or 
sperm for future use through cryopreservation. 
‘‘(D) Such other forms of assisted repro-
ductive technology as determined appropriate 
by the Secretary.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
1074o the following new item: 
‘‘1074p. Assisted reproductive technology services for certain members and de-
pendents.’’. 
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