,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bj1      
#bjbd,ms4 ,sherrill 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,underwood1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mrs4       
,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,mrs4           
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,torres 
of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel of   
,florida1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1  
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,lee
 of ,california1 ,ms4 ,dean of          
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,carter of          
,louisiana1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,ms4        
,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4
 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,ms4            
,mc,clellan1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1    
,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 ,mr4 ,amo1   
,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4        
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,chu1   
and ,ms4 ,titus7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to increase the maximum amount 

of contraceptive supplies provided to a 
beneficiary through the ,,tricare       
,program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improved           
,contraception ,access for              
,servicemembers ,act4  #b4 ,,tricare    
coverage for increased supply for       
contraception  7a7 ,in general          
,beginning not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of the  
,act1 contraceptive supplies of up to   
#cfe days shall be covered for any      
eligible covered beneficiary to obtain1 
including in a single fill or refill1 at
 the option of such beneficiary1 the    
total days of supply 7not to exceed a   
#cfe-;day supply7 for a contraceptive on
 the uniform formulary provided through 
a military treatment facility pharmacy1 
retail pharmacy described in section    
#ajgd;g7a77#b77;,e77ii7 of such title1  
or through the national mail-order      
pharmacy program of the ,,tricare       
,program4  7b7 ,outreach ,beginning not 
later than #ij days after the           

implementation of coverage under        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
conduct such outreach activities as are 
necessary to inform health care         
providers and individuals who are       
enrolled in the ,,tricare program of    
such coverage and the requirements to   
receive such coverage4  7c7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term       
eligible covered beneficiary means an   
eligible covered beneficiary as such    
term is used in section #ajgd;g of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 who is--   
7,a7 a member of an ,armed ,force       
serving on active duty2 or  7,b7 a      
dependent of a member described in      
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,the terms     
,,tricare ,program and ,,tricare ,prime 
have the meaning given such terms in    
section #ajgb of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4