3.0.0 8034 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z House HR 2020-08-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 146 (Friday, August 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 8034.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H4237]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-10-06T21:33:00Z Referred to 2020-08-14T18:01:00Z 2020-10-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-08-14 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Family services Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Intergovernmental relations Medical research Military personnel and dependents Sex and reproductive health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-08-14 Introduced in House 2021-08-11T13:00:07Z Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish infertility treatments, standard fertility preservation services, or both to a covered veteran, spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate if the individuals jointly apply for such treatments or services. A covered veteran is a veteran who has infertility and is enrolled in the VA health care system.

Under the bill, in vitro fertilization treatment may only be furnished for up to three completed cycles resulting in live birth or six attempted cycles, whichever occurs first.

The bill authorizes the VA to pay the adoption expenses (for up to three adoptions) for covered veterans.

During the interim period before infertility treatment and adoption assistance regulations are in effect, the VA must ensure that fertility counseling and treatment for veterans may also be furnished to the partner of a veteran regardless of whether the veteran and the partner are married. Additionally, the VA may furnish such counseling and treatment using donated gametes or embryos.

The VA must facilitate research conducted collaboratively by the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to improve the ability of the VA to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have infertility conditions.

Finally, the VA must ensure that useful information produced by such research is disseminated throughout the Veterans Health Administration.

]]> Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2020 Display Title Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8034ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8034ih.xml 2020-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.