,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,connolly 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,norton1 and ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ,federal employee   
health benefit plans to include assisted
 reproductive treatment benefits1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,family  
,building ,,fehb ,fairness ,act4  #b4   
,fertility treatment benefits  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #hijd of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by adding at the end the following
 new subparagraph3  7,g7 ,fertility     
treatment benefits4  2 and  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by redesignating   
subparagraph 7,f7 as subparagraph 7,g72 
and  7ii7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,e7 the following new     

subparagraph3  7,f7 ,fertility treatment
 benefits4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the
 end the following new subsection3  7c7 
,in this section1 the term fertility    
treatment means-- 7#a7 preservation of  
human oocytes1 sperm1 or embryos for    
later reproductive use2  7#b7 artificial
 insemination1 including intravaginal   
insemination1 intracervical             
insemination1 and intrauterine          
insemination2  7#c7 assisted            
reproductive technology1 including in   
vitro fertilization and other treatments
 or procedures in which reproductive    
genetic material1 such as oocytes1      
sperm1 fertilized eggs1 and embryos1 are
 handled1 when clinically appropriate2  
7#d7 genetic testing of embryos2  7#e7  
medications prescribed or obtained      
over-the-counter1 as indicated for      
fertility2  7#f7 gamete donation2 and   
7#g7 such other information1 referrals1 
treatments1 procedures1 medications1    
laboratory services1 technologies1 and  
services relating to fertility as the   

,director of the ,office of ,personnel  
,management1 in coordination with the   
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 determines appropriate4  4   
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall take effect on the  
date that is #a year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4