,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aieg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ag1 #bjba,ms4   
,br[nley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to provide
 cov]age = inf]tility treatm5t & /&>d   
f]tility pres]vation s]vices1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,inf]tility       
,treatm5t ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,inf]tility
 treatm5ts = vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #agbj,k4  
,inf]tility treatm5t & /&>d f]tility    
pres]vation s]vices  7a7 ,treatm5t &    
s]vices  7#a7 ,9 furni%+ m$ical s]vices 
"u ?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all furni%   
inf]tility treatm5ts 7includ+ ?r\gh !   
use ( assi/$ reproductive te*nology71   
/&>d f]tility pres]vation s]vices1 or   
bo?1 to a cov]$ vet]an or a p>tn] ( a   

cov]$ vet]an1 if ! vet]an & ! p>tn] ( ! 
vet]an apply jo9tly = su* treatm5ts or  
s]vices1 or bo?1 ?r\gh a process        
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,9 !    
case ( 9 vitro f]tilization treatm5t    
furni%$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
may furni% n m ?an ?ree complet$ cycles 
t result 9 live bir? or six attempt$    
cycles ( 9 vitro f]tilization1 :i*ev]   
occurs fir/1 to an individual "u su*    
p>agraph4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y may furni% 
9 vitro f]ilization treatm5t "u p>agraph
 7#a7 us+ donat$ gametes or embryos4    
7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section %all be con/ru$ to require !    
,secret>y to furni% mat]nity c>e to a   
cov]$ vet]an or p>tn] ( a cov]$ vet]an1 
9 addition to :at is o!rwise requir$ by 
section #aghf ( ?is title or o!r        
provisions ( law4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m assi/$         
reproductive te*nology includes 9 vitro 
f]tilization & o!r f]tility treatm5ts 9 
:i* bo? eggs & sp]m are h&l$ :5         
cl9ically appropriate4  7#b7 ,! t]m     

cov]$ vet]an means a vet]an :o-- 7,a7   
has inf]tility2 &  7,b7 is enroll$ 9 !  
sy/em ( annual pati5t enrollm5t e/abli%$
 "u section #agje7;a7 ( ?is title4  7#c7
 ,! t]m inf]tility-- 7,a7 means a       
disease or condition *>act]iz$ by-- 7i7 
! failure to conceive a pregnancy or to 
c>ry a pregnancy to live bir? aft] "o   
ye> ( regul>1 unprotect$ sexual         
int]c\rse2 or  7ii7 ! inability ( a     
p]son to reproduce ei!r z an individual 
or ) ! p>tn] ( ! individual2 &  7,b7    
includes in/ances 9 :i* a p]son is at   
risk ( be+ describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 or    
7ii7 ( subp>agraph 7,a71 z det]m9$ by a 
lic5s$ physician bas$ on-- 7i7 ! m$ical1
 sexual1 & reproductive hi/ory1 age1    
physical f9d+s1 or diagno/ic te/+1 or a 
comb9ation !re(1 ( ! p]son2 or  7ii7 any
 plann$ m$ication !rapy1 surg]y1        
radiation1 *emo!rapy1 or o!r m$ical     
treatm5t4  7#d7 ,! t]m p>tn]1 ) respect 
to a vet]an1 means an individual select$
 by ! vet]an :o agrees to %>e ) ! vet]an
 ! p>5tal responsibilities ) respect to 

any *ild born z a result ( ! use ( any  
inf]tility treatm5t "u ?is section4  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ag ( su* title is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #agbj;,j ! foll[+ new item3     
#agbj,k4 ,inf]tility treatm5t & /&>d    
f]tility pres]vation s]vices4  4  #c4   
,regulations on furni%+ ( inf]tility    
treatm5t by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs  7a7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an  
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all prescribe regulations to c>ry out  
section #agbj,k ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by section #b4  7b7
 ,int]im policies ,dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act & ! date on :i* ! regulations are 
prescrib$ "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all ensure t f]tility c\nsel+ &       
treatm5t furni%$ pursuant to section    
#bcd7;a77#a7 ( ! ,milit>y ,con/ruction1 
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7division ,j

 ( ,public ,law #aaf-bfj7 or o!r        
provisions ( law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y
 include ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,!      
,secret>y may furni% su* c\nsel+ &      
treatm5t to ! p>tn] ( a vet]an cov]$ by 
su* provision )\t reg>d to :e!r ! p>tn] 
& vet]an are m>ri$4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y  
may furni% su* c\nsel+ & treatm5t us+   
donat$ gametes or embryos4  7c7 ,p>tn]  
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m p>tn] has ! 
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #agbj,k (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by section #b4