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Breast Cancer Guidance’’ published on May 10, 2017, as 
issued by the Veterans Health Administration National 
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. 
SEC. 234. (a) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive tech-
nology or adoption reimbursements for 
certain disabled veterans 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide— 
‘‘(1) fertility counseling and treatment using as-
sisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran 
or the spouse of a covered veteran; or 
‘‘(2) adoption reimbursement to a covered vet-
eran. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—Amounts made available for the 
purposes specified in subsection (a) are subject to the re-
quirements for funds contained in section 508 of division 
H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115–31). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘adoption reimbursement’ means 
reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for 
an adoption that is finalized after the date of the en-
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actment of this section under the same terms as 
apply under the adoption reimbursement program of 
the Department of Defense, as authorized in De-
partment of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including 
the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth 
in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘assisted reproductive tech-
nology’ means benefits relating to reproductive as-
sistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces 
who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty 
pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, as de-
scribed in the memorandum on the subject of ‘Policy 
for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of 
Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) 
Active Duty Service Members’ issued by the Assist-
ant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 
3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such 
policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this section, including any limitations on the amount 
of such benefits available to such a member, except 
that— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
periods 
regarding 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage set forth in part 
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III(G) and in part IV(H) of the first part IV 
of such memorandum shall not apply; and 
‘‘(B) 
such 
term 
includes 
embryo 
cryopreservation and storage without limitation 
on the duration of such cryopreservation and 
storage. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet-
eran who has a service-connected disability that re-
sults in the inability of the veteran to procreate 
without the use of fertility treatment.’’. 
(b) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1720I the following new item: 
‘‘1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimburse-
ments for certain disabled veterans.’’. 
SEC. 235. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs may be used in a manner 
that is inconsistent with: (1) section 842 of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–115; 
119 Stat. 2506); or (2) section 8110(a)(5) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 236. Section 842 of Public Law 109–115 shall 
not apply to conversion of an activity or function of the 
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Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, or National Cemetery Administration to con-
tractor performance by a business concern that is at least 
51 percent owned by one or more Indian tribes as defined 
in section 5304(e) of title 25, United States Code, or one 
or more Native Hawaiian Organizations as defined in sec-
tion 637(a)(15) of title 15, United States Code. 
SEC. 237. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall dis-
continue using Social Security account numbers to identify 
individuals in all information systems of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs as follows: 
(1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under 
laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) For all individuals not described in para-
graph (1), not later than 8 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a So-
cial Security account number to identify an individual in 
an information system of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs if and only if the use of such number is required 
to obtain information the Secretary requires from an in-
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formation system that is not under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 238. For funds provided to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and 2022 
for ‘‘Medical Services’’, section 239 of division A of Public 
Law 114–223 shall apply. 
SEC. 239. None of the funds appropriated in this or 
prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to 
the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to trans-
fer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Com-
pensation Fund to any other account within the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 240. Of the funds provided to the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal year 2021 and fiscal 
year 2022 for ‘‘Medical Services’’, funds may be used in 
each year to carry out and expand the child care program 
authorized by section 205 of Public Law 111–163, not-
withstanding subsection (e) of such section. 
SEC. 241. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this title may be used by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement re-
lated to resolving a dispute or claim with an individual 
that would restrict in any way the individual from speak-
ing to members of Congress or their staff on any topic 
not otherwise prohibited from disclosure by Federal law 
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