116 HR 3798 RH: Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act U.S. House of Representatives 2020-09-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 429116th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 3798[Report No. 116–529]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 17, 2019Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsSeptember 22, 2020Additional sponsors: Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Crow, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Moore, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Payne, Ms. Wild, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Heck, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, and Ms. FrankelSeptember 22, 2020Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 17, 2019A BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act.

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Limitation on copayments for contraception

Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)by striking to pay and all that follows through the period and inserting to pay—; and(2)by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:(A)an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); or(B)an amount for any contraceptive item for which coverage under health insurance coverage is required without the imposition of any cost-sharing requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 300gg–13(a)(4))..

September 22, 2020Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed