,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #a      
7legislative day1 ,march #ca71 #bjbe,ms4
 ,duckworth 7for herself and ,mrs4      
,murray7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide fertility     
treatment under the ,,tricare ,program4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,ivf for ,military ,families   
,act4  #b4 ,fertility treatment for     
certain members of the uniformed        
services and dependents  7a7 ,fertility 
treatment ,chapter #ee of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #ajgdo the      
following new section3  #ajgdp4         
,fertility treatment for certain active 
duty members of the uniformed services  
and their dependents  7a7 ,coverage ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure    
that fertility-related care for a member

 of the uniformed services on active    
duty 7or a dependent of such a member7  
shall be covered under ,,tricare ,prime 
and ,,tricare ,select4  7b7 ,in vitro   
fertilization ,in the case of in vitro  
fertilization treatment furnished to an 
individual pursuant to subsection 7a7-- 
7#a7 not more than three completed      
oocyte retrievals may be furnished2 and 
7#b7 unlimited embryo transfers may be  
provided in accordance with the         
guidelines of the ,american ,society for
 ,reproductive ,medicine4  7c7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term infertility means a disease1      
condition1 or status characterized by-- 
7,a7 the failure to establish a         
pregnancy or to carry a pregnancy to    
live birth after regular1 unprotected   
sexual intercourse in accordance with   
the guidelines of the ,american ,society
 for ,reproductive ,medicine2  7,b7 the 
inability of an individual to reproduce 
without medical intervention either as a
 single individual or with the partner  

of the individual2 or  7,c7 the findings
 of a licensed physician based on the   
medical1 sexual1 and reproductive       
history1 age1 physical findings1 or     
diagnostic testing of the individual4   
7#b7 ,the term fertility-related care   
means-- 7,a7 the diagnosis of           
infertility2 and  7,b7 fertility        
treatment4  7#c7 ,the term fertility    
treatment includes the following3 7,a7  
,in vitro fertilization or other        
treatments or procedures in which human 
oocytes1 embryos1 or sperm are handled  
when clinically appropriate4  7,b7      
,sperm retrieval4  7,c7 ,egg retrieval4 
7,d7 ,preservation of human oocytes1    
embryos1 or sperm4  7,e7 ,artificial    
insemination1 including intravaginal    
insemination1 intracervical             
insemination1 and intrauterine          
insemination4  7,f7 ,transfer of        
reproductive genetic material4  7,g7    
,medications as prescribed or necessary 
for fertility4  7,h7 ,fertility         
treatment coordination4  7,i7 ,such     

other information1 referrals1           
treatments1 procedures1 testing1        
medications1 laboratory services1       
technologies1 and services facilitating 
reproduction as determined appropriate  
by the ,secretary of ,defense4  4  7b7  
,program on fertility treatment         
coordination ,chapter #ee of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #aaaj;c4 ,program on          
fertility-related care coordination  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall establish a program on the       
coordination of fertility-related care  
by the ,secretary for purposes of       
ensuring patients receive timely        
fertility-related care4  7b7 ,training  
and support ,in carrying out the program
 established under subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary shall provide to community   
health care providers training and      
support with respect to the unique needs
 of members of the uniformed services   
and the dependents of such members4  7c7

 ,fertility-,related care defined ,in   
this section1 the term fertility-related
 care has the meaning given that term in
 section #ajgdp7c7 of this title4  4    
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section      
#ajgi7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#ba7     
,fertility-related care shall be        
provided in accordance with section     
#ajgdp of this title4  4  7d7           
,application ,the amendments made by    
this section shall apply with respect to
 services provided on or after ,october 
#a1 #bjbg4