,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bidc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbe ,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1    
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mrs4    
,murray1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4         
,heinrich1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend chapter #ag of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to direct   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to 
allow a veteran to receive a full-year  
supply of contraceptive pills1          
transdermal patches1 vaginal rings1 and 
other contraceptive products1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,access to     
,contraception ,expansion for ,veterans 
,act or the ,,ace ,veterans ,act4  #b4  
,full-year supply of contraceptive      
pills1 transdermal patches1 vaginal     
rings1 and other contraceptive products 
7a7 ,full year supply ,subchapter ,,ii  

of chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #agbj,l the following new 
section3  #agbj,m4 ,full-year supply of 
contraceptive pills1 transdermal        
patches1 vaginal rings1 and other       
contraceptive products  7a7             
,availability of full-,year supply ,the 
,secretary shall ensure that a veteran  
who is enrolled in the system of annual 
patient enrollment under section #agje  
of this title and to whom a medical     
provider of the ,department prescribes  
contraceptive pills1 transdermal        
patches1 vaginal rings1 or other        
contraceptive products may elect to fill
 such prescription as a full-year       
supply4  7b7 ,notice ,a medical provider
 of the ,department who prescribes to a 
veteran contraceptive pills1 transdermal
 patches1 vaginal rings1 or other       
contraceptive products shall notify the 
veteran of the option to fill the       
prescription as a full-year supply4  7c7
 ,contraceptive product defined ,in this

 section1 the term contraceptive product
 means any drug1 device1 or biological  
product intended for use in the         
prevention of pregnancy1 whether        
specifically intended to prevent        
pregnancy or for other health needs1    
that is approved1 cleared1 authorized1  
or licensed under section #eje1 #eaj7k71
 #eac7;f77#b71 #eae1 or #efd of the     
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee1 #cfj7k71      
#cfj;c7f77#b71 #cfj;e1 #cfj;bbb-#c7 or  
section #cea of the ,public ,health     
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb74  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #agbj,l the
 following new item3  #agbj,m4          
,full-year supply of contraceptive      
pills1 transdermal patches1 vaginal     
rings1 and other contraceptive products4
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