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Union Calendar No. 42 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 239 
[Report No. 117–60] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copay-
ments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2021 
Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. 
LEE of California, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. SIRES, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. HAYES, 
Mr. COHEN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, and Ms. CHU) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs 
JUNE 14, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NADLER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. STRICK-
LAND, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. 
KIRKPATRICK, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JONES, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. 
HOULAHAN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. 
MORELLE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. BROWN, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. RYAN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
WELCH, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. 
TITUS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. 
NEWMAN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. LAMB, 
Mr. STANTON, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 
PHILLIPS, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. CLEAVER, 
and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia 
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JUNE 14, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limita-
tions on copayments for contraception furnished by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Equal Access to Con-
traception for Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP-
TION. 
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the 
Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); 
or 
‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for 
which coverage under health insurance coverage is 
required without the imposition of any cost-sharing 
requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg– 
13(a)(4)).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 42 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 239 
[Report No. 117–60] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for limitations on copayments for contraception 
furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
JUNE 14, 2021 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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