,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #a      
7legislative day1 ,march #ca71 #bjbe,mr4
 ,fetterman 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1
 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4   
,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4       
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4       
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1  
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4      
,murray1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 and ,ms4 ,smith7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,xxvii of the ,public      
,health ,service ,act to require group  
health plans and health insurance       
issuers offering group or individual    
health insurance coverage to permit     
enrollees to obtain a #cfe-;day supply  
of contraceptives4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,convenient ,contraception ,act4  #b4   
,requiring group health plans and group 

and individual health insurance coverage
 to permit an individual to obtain a    
#cfe-;day supply of contraceptives  7a7 
,requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,section 
#bgac7;a7 of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#ac7;a77 is amended by adding at
 the end of the matter following        
paragraph 7#e71 the following3 ,to be in
 compliance with the requirement under  
paragraph 7#d71 regardless of the       
guidelines described in such paragraph1 
the ,secretary shall require a group    
health plan or health insurance issuer  
offering group or individual health     
insurance coverage to permit an enrollee
 under such plan or coverage to obtain  
7including in a single fill or refill71 
at the option of such individual1 the   
total day supply 7not to exceed a       
#cfe-;day supply7 for a contraceptive   
for which coverage is otherwise required
 without the imposition of any          
cost-sharing requirements pursuant to   
such paragraph44  7#b7 ,effective date  

,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7   
shall apply with respect to plan years  
beginning on or after ,january #a1      
#bjbf4  7b7 ,outreach ,beginning not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 the ,secretary of ,labor1 and
 the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall  
jointly conduct such outreach activities
 as are necessary to inform health care 
providers and individuals who are       
enrolled 7and who are eligible to       
enroll7 in group health plans and group 
and individual health insurance coverage
 7as such terms are defined in section  
#bgia of the ,public ,health ,service   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia77 of the
 benefit requirements applied pursuant  
to the amendment made by subsection     
7a77#a74