,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,strickland 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,takano1 and ,ms4 ,pressley7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
for the coverage of assisted            
reproductive services under the         
,,tricare program1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,expanding ,access  
to ,fertility ,care for ,servicemembers 
and ,dependents ,act4  #b4 ,coverage of 
assisted reproductive services under    
,,tricare program ,chapter #ee of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #ajgdo the   
following new section3  #ajgdp4         
,assisted reproductive services for     
certain members and dependents  7a7 ,in 
general ,any member of the armed forces 
7including the reserve components7      

performing active service who is        
entitled to medical care under the      
,,tricare program1 and any dependent of 
such a member1 shall be entitled to     
assisted reproductive services as part  
of such medical care1 without regard to 
any of the following3 7#a7 ,whether the 
assisted reproductive service is related
 to the treatment of a service-connected
 disability4  7#b7 ,whether the member  
has a serious illness or injury         
resulting from a service-connected      
disability4  7#c7 ,the ability of the   
member or dependent1 as applicable--    
7,a7 to conceive a pregnancy or carry a 
pregnancy to live birth after an        
appropriate period of regular1          
unprotected sexual intercourse2 or  7,b7
 to reproduce1 either as an individual  
or with a partner4  7#d7 ,the sex1      
gender1 sexual orientation1 or marital  
status of the member or dependent1 as   
applicable4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate     
period means1 with respect to an        

individual1 a period of at least one    
year1 unless the health care provider of
 the individual determines1 based on    
medical history1 age1 or physical       
findings1 that a shorter period is      
appropriate4  7#b7 ,the term assisted   
reproductive services includes the      
following services3 7,a7 ,assisted      
reproduction1 including intravaginal    
insemination1 intracervical             
insemination1 and intrauterine          
insemination4  7,b7 ,in-vitro           
fertilization4  7,c7 ,the preservation  
of embryos1 eggs1 or sperm through      
cryopreservation4  7,d7 ,such other     
forms of assisted reproductive services 
as determined appropriate by the        
,secretary4  4