3.0.0 1280 2023-02-14T14:36:02Z 2023-02-14T14:36:02Z Senate S 2021-04-21 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2021-06-23T19:00:06Z Referred to 2021-04-21T19:27:12Z Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021 117 2734 HR 2021-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2021-06-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231. Committee 2021-04-21 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-04-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-04-21 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-04-21 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-04-21 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-04-21 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-04-21 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-04-21 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2021-04-21 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2021-04-21 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2021-04-21 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-04-21 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2021-04-21 True W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. 2021-04-21 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2021-04-21 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-04-21 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-06-21 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2022-03-10 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2022-04-04 False H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2022-04-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Adoption and foster care Cell biology and embryology Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health technology, devices, supplies Medical research Mental health Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Sex and reproductive health Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-04-21 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-18T16:21:38Z Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021

This bill addresses fertility treatments, counseling, and other health-related programs for veterans and members of the Armed Forces.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide fertility treatments and counseling to covered veterans and active duty service members or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such veteran or service member. A covered veteran or service member is a former or current member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition, unless it is demonstrable that the individual was completely infertile prior to serving in the Armed Forces.

In the case of in vitro fertilization treatment, DOD and the VA may not furnish more than three completed cycles or six attempted cycles, whichever occurs first.

DOD must establish procedures related to gamete retrieval and storage. Additionally, DOD must provide service members with the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to deployment to a combat zone or a hazardous duty assignment.

DOD and the VA must share best practices and facilitate referrals for the furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling to eligible individuals.

Fertility counseling and treatment are included within authorized VA medical services.

The VA may pay the adoption expenses (for up to three adoptions) for a covered member who is enrolled in the VA health care system.

The VA must facilitate specified reproduction and infertility research conducted collaboratively by DOD and the Department of Health and Human Services.

]]> Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021 Display Title Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1280is/xml/BILLS-117s1280is.xml 2021-06-23 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231. 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.