,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,welch1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,padilla1    
,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4       
,coons1 and ,mr4 ,kaine7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to protect and expand    
access to fertility treatment under the 
health insurance program carried out    
under chapter #hi of that title1 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          
following3  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  
following3  7,f7 ,fertility treatment   
benefits4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7c7 ,in this        
section1 the term fertility treatment   
includes the following3 7#a7            
,preservation of human oocytes1 sperm1  
or embryos for later reproductive use4  
7#b7 ,artificial insemination1 including
 intravaginal insemination1             
intracervical insemination1 and         
intrauterine insemination4  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   
appropriate4  7#d7 ,genetic testing of  
embryos4  7#e7 ,medications prescribed  
or obtained over-the-counter1 as        
indicated for fertility4  7#f7 ,gamete  
donation4  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 section    
shall take effect on the date that is #a
 year after the date of enactment of    
this ,act4