ACE Veterans Act

Bill: 117-s-1915
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2021-05-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family planning and birth control

Health care coverage and access

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act or the ACE Veterans Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize veterans to fill prescriptions for a year's supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other hormonal contraceptive products.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1915 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27, 2021 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other hormonal contraceptive products.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act or the ACE Veterans Act . 2. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other hormonal contraceptive products (a) Full year supply Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720J the following new section: 1720K. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other hormonal contraceptive products (a) Request for full year supply The Secretary shall ensure that a veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department under section 1705 of this title and who receives a prescription for contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other hormonal contraceptive products may, upon request, fill such prescription as a full year supply. (b) Notice A veteran described in subsection (a) shall be notified of the option for a full year supply described in that subsection at the time at which the prescription is issued. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720J the following new item: 1720K. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other hormonal contraceptive products . .