,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjbd,ms4  
,/efanik introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to include pregnancy &    
loss ( pregnancy z qualify+ life ev5ts  
"u ! ,,tric>e program & to require a    
/udy on mat]nal heal? 9 ! milit>y hea?  
sy/em1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y
 ,moms ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$ b5efici>y2 dep5d5t2   
,,tric>e program ,! t]ms cov]$          
b5efici>y1 dep5d5t1 & ,,tric>e program h
 ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #ajgb (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7  
,mat]nal heal? ,! t]m mat]nal heal?     
means c>e dur+ labor1 bir?+1 pr5atal    
c>e1 & po/p>tum c>e4  7#c7 ,mat]nity c>e
 des]t ,! t]m mat]nity c>e des]t means a
 c\nty 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t does n h--   
7,a7 a hospital or bir? c5t] (f]+       
ob/etric c>e2 or  7,b7 an ob/etric      
provid]4  7#d7 ,pr5atal c>e ,! t]m      

pr5atal c>e means m$ical c>e provid$ to 
ma9ta9 & improve fetal & mat]nal heal?  
dur+ pregnancy4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  
#c4 ,modification ( qualify+ life ev5ts 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 update ! li/ (    
qualify+ life ev5ts "u ! ,,tric>e       
program to include pregnancy & loss (   
pregnancy2 &  7#b7 issue guidance to    
cov]$ b5efici>ies describ+ !            
docum5tation requir$ to make enrollm5t  
*anges "u ! ,,tric>e program due to su* 
qualify+ life ev5ts1 su* z writt5       
confirmation f a m$ical provid] confirm+
 a pregnancy or loss ( pregnancy4  7b7  
,prohibition ,?is section %all n apply  
to a cov]$ b5efici>y :o seeks to claim  
an abortion z a qualify+ life ev5t4  7c7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,abortion ,! t]m abortion means ! use or
 prescription ( any in/rum5t1 m$ic9e1   
drug1 or o!r sub/ance or device to      
int5tionally-- 7,a7 kill ! unborn *ild (

 a woman kn[n to be pregnant2 or  7,b7  
prematurely t]m9ate ! pregnancy ( a     
woman kn[n to be pregnant1 ) an int5tion
 o!r ?an to-- 7i7 increase ! probability
 ( a live bir? or pres]ve ! life or     
heal? ( ! *ild aft] a live bir?2  7ii7  
remove a dead unborn *ild2 or  7iii7    
treat an ectopic pregnancy4  7#b7 ,loss 
( pregnancy ,! t]m loss ( pregnancy     
means misc>riage or /illbir?4  #d4      
,report on access to mat]nal heal? c>e  
)9 ! milit>y heal? sy/em  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
 & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !  
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices 
& ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on     
access to mat]nal heal? c>e )9 ! milit>y
 heal? sy/em = cov]$ b5efici>ies dur+ ! 
prec$+ two-ye> p]iod4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,!  
report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all   
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,) respect to    
milit>y m$ical treatm5t facilities1 !   

foll[+3 7,a7 ,an analysis ( !           
availability ( mat]nal heal? c>e = cov]$
 b5efici>ies :o access ! milit>y heal?  
sy/em ?r\gh su* facilities4  7,b7 ,an   
id5tification ( /aff+ %ortages 9        
positions relat+ to mat]nal heal? &     
*ildbir?1 includ+                       
ob/etrician-gynecologi/s1 c]tifi$ nurse 
midwives1 & labor & deliv]y nurses4     
7,c7 ,a description ( specific *all5ges 
fac$ by cov]$ b5efici>ies 9 access+     
mat]nal heal? c>e at su* facilities4    
7,d7 ,an analysis ( ! timel9ess ( access
 to mat]nal heal? c>e1 includ+ wait     
times = & travel times to appo9tm5ts4   
7,e7 ,a description ( h[ su* facilities 
track pati5t satisfaction ) mat]nal     
heal? s]vices4  7,f7 ,a process to      
e/abli% cont9uity ( pr5atal c>e &       
po/p>tum c>e = cov]$ b5efici>ies :o     
exp]i5ce a p]man5t *ange ( /ation dur+ a
 pregnancy4  7,g7 ,an id5tification (   
b>ri]s ) reg>d to cont9uity ( pr5atal   
c>e & po/p>tum c>e dur+ p]man5t *anges (
 /ation4  7,h7 ,a description (         

milit>y-specific heal? *all5ges impact+ 
cov]$ b5efici>ies :o receive mat]nal    
heal? c>e at milit>y m$ical treatm5t    
facilities1 & a description ( h[ !      
,dep>tm5t tracks su* *all5ges4  7,i7 ,= 
! #aj-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( !       
submission ( ! report1 ! am\nt ( funds  
annually exp5d$-- 7i7 by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se on mat]nal heal? c>e2 &  7ii7 by
 cov]$ b5efici>ies on out-(-pocket co/s 
associat$ ) mat]nal heal? c>e4  7,j7 ,an
 id5tification ( ea* m$ical facility ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se locat$ 9 a mat]nity
 c>e des]t4  7,k7 ,recomm5dations &     
legislative proposals-- 7i7 to address  
/aff+ %ortages t impact ! positions     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72  7ii7 to   
improve ! deliv]y & availability (      
mat]nal heal? s]vices ?r\gh milit>y     
m$ical treatm5t facilities & improve    
pati5t exp]i5ce2 &  7iii7 to improve    
cont9uity ( pr5atal c>e & po/p>tum c>e =
 cov]$ b5efici>ies dur+ a p]man5t *ange 
( /ation4  7#b7 ,) respect to provid]s  
)9 ! ,,tric>e program network t are n   

locat$ at or affiliat$ ) a milit>y      
m$ical treatm5t facility1 ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,an analysis ( ! availability ( mat]nal
 heal? c>e = cov]$ b5efici>ies :o access
 ! milit>y heal? sy/em ?r\gh su*        
provid]s4  7,b7 ,an id5tification (     
/aff+ %ortages = su* provid]s 9         
positions relat+ to mat]nal heal? &     
*ildbir?1 includ+                       
ob/etrician-gynecologi/s1 c]tifi$ nurse 
midwives1 & labor & deliv]y nurses4     
7,c7 ,a description ( specific *all5ges 
fac$ by cov]$ b5efici>ies 9 access+     
mat]nal heal? c>e f su* provid]s4  7,d7 
,an analysis ( ! timel9ess ( access to  
mat]nal heal? c>e1 includ+ wait times = 
& travel times to appo9tm5ts4  7,e7 ,a  
description ( h[ su* provid]s track     
pati5t satisfaction ) mat]nal heal?     
s]vices4  7,f7 ,a process to e/abli%    
cont9uity ( pr5atal c>e & po/p>tum c>e =
 cov]$ b5efici>ies :o exp]i5ce a p]man5t
 *ange ( /ation dur+ a pregnancy4  7,g7 
,an id5tification ( b>ri]s ) reg>d to   
cont9uity ( pr5atal c>e & po/p>tum c>e  

dur+ p]man5t *anges ( /ation4  7,h7 ,!  
numb] ( dep5d5ts :o *oose to access     
mat]nal heal? c>e ?r\gh su* provid]s4   
7,i7 ,= ! #aj-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( 
! submission ( ! report1 ! am\nt ( funds
 annually exp5d$-- 7i7 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se on mat]nal heal? c>e2 &  7ii7 by
 cov]$ b5efici>ies on out-(-pocket co/s 
associat$ ) mat]nal heal? c>e4  7,j7    
,recomm5dations & legislative           
proposals-- 7i7 to address /aff+        
%ortages t impact ! positions describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,b72  7ii7 to improve !   
deliv]y & availability ( mat]nal heal?  
s]vices ?r\gh ! ,,tric>e program &      
improve pati5t exp]i5ce2  7iii7 to      
improve cont9uity ( pr5atal c>e &       
po/p>tum c>e = cov]$ b5efici>ies dur+ a 
p]man5t *ange ( /ation2 &  7iv7 to      
improve ! ability ( contractors "u !    
,,tric>e program to build a l>g] network
 ( provid]s = mat]nal heal?1 includ+    
ob/etrician-gynecologi/s1 c]tifi$ nurse 
midwives1 & labor & deliv]y nurses4  #e4
 ,updates to ,milit>y ,one,source       

program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y %all publi% on a publicly     
available website ( ! ,milit>y          
,one,source program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se a d$icat$ webpage t includes a  
compreh5sive guide ( res\rces available 
to cov]$ b5efici>ies1 includ+-- 7#a7 a  
li/ ( mat]nal heal? s]vices t are       
available to cov]$ b5efici>ies "u !     
,,tric>e program & at milit>y m$ical    
treatm5t facilities2  7#b7 in=mation on 
m5tal heal? c\nsel+1 pregnancy c\nsel+1 
& o!r prep>tum & po/p>tum s]vices1      
includ+ :at s]vices are reportable or   
non-reportable = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2
  7#c7 in=mation on pr5atal developm5t1 
includ+ anticipat$ pr5atal appo9tm5ts & 
available c>e = cov]$ b5efici>ies dur+  
pr5atal developm5t2  7#d7 in=mation on--
 7,a7 organizations t provide s]vices & 
o!r res\rces to assi/ cov]$ b5efici>ies 
) mat]nal heal? ne$s & pregnancy support
 s]vices locat$ at1 or 9 vic9ity (1     
milit>y in/allations2 &  7,b7 ,f$]al1   

,/ate1 & local mat]nal heal? c>e        
res\rces t are ei!r cov]$ by ! ,,tric>e 
program or c\ld o!rwise be made         
available to a cov]$ b5efici>y2  7#e7   
in=mation on res\rces to assi/ cov]$    
b5efici>ies :o are pregnant ) anticipat$
 *anges & heal? *all5ges t result f     
pregnancy1 includ+ in=mation on         
anticipat$ po/natal appo9tm5ts1         
available po/natal c>e = cov]$          
b5efici>ies1 & po/-bir? in/ructions     
specific to cov]$ b5efici>ies2  7#f7    
in=mation on f9ancial assi/ance         
available to cov]$ b5efici>ies to       
support pregnancy ne$s2  7#g7 a be/     
practice guide = smoo? cont9uity (      
pregnancy c>e dur+ a p]man5t *ange (    
/ation2 &  7#h7 in=mation specific to   
pregnant memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+
 leave options & regulations1 c>e] field
 specific in=mation & re/rictions1      
physical fitness requirem5ts1 & uni=m   
res\rces & requirem5ts4  7b7            
,limitations ,! guide requir$ by        
subsection 7a7 may n include in=mation1 

ref]5ces1 or res\rces on abortion4  7c7 
,tra9+ ,! ,secret>y %all provide tra9+  
to milit>y & family life c\nselors      
available ?r\gh ! ,milit>y ,one,source  
program on address+ ! non-m$ical ne$s ( 
cov]$ b5efici>ies :o are pregnant4  7d7 
,notification ( pregnancy ,! ,secret>y  
%all notify ! head ( ! ,milit>y         
,one,source program :5 a cov]$ b5efici>y
 makes ! ,secret>y aw>e ( a pregnancy4  
7e7 ,plan ,n lat] ?an #edj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all develop & submit to      
,congress a plan = ! ,secret>y to       
dissem9ate to b5efici>ies ( ! ,milit>y  
,one,source program ! guide requir$ by  
subsection 7a74