,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,underwood 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,moulton1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 and ,ms4        
,norton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to eliminate copayments by the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
medicines relating to preventive health 
services1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,copay ,fairness for ,veterans ,act4
  #b4 ,improvement to preventive health 
services furnished by ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,elimination of 
medication copayments ,section          
#agbb;,a7a77#c7 of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking or2  7#b7
 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the  
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      

following new subparagraph3  7,e7 to    
medication that is or is part of a      
preventive health service4  4  7b7      
,elimination of hospital care and       
medical services copayments ,section    
#agaj of such title is amended-- 7#a7 in
 subsection 7f7--  7,a7 by redesignating
 paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and  
7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following new paragraph 7#e73  7#e7 
,a veteran shall not be liable to the   
,united ,states under this subsection   
for any amounts for preventive health   
services4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7g77#c71 by adding at the end the       
following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
,preventive health services4  4  7c7    
,definition ,section #agja7i7 of such   
title is amended--  7#a7 in subparagraph
 7,k71 by striking 2 and and inserting a
 semicolon2  7#b7 by redesignating      
subparagraph 7,l7 as subparagraph 7,o72 
and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,k7 the following new     
subparagraphs3  7,l7 evidence-based     

items or services that have in effect a 
rating of ,a or ,b in the current       
recommendations of the ,united ,states  
,preventive ,services ,task ,force2     
7,m7 immunizations that have in effect a
 recommendation from the ,advisory      
,committee on ,immunization ,practices  
of the ,centers for ,disease ,control   
and ,prevention with respect to the     
individual involved2  7,n7 with respect 
to services for women--  7i7 the        
preventive care1 screenings1 and        
contraceptives provided for in the      
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration ,preventive ,services   
,guidelines in effect as of ,december   
#cj1 #bjbb2 and  7ii7 any contraceptive 
approved1 granted1 or cleared by the    
,food and ,drug ,administration1 any    
related contraceptive care1 and any     
related services2 and  4