[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2821 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2821

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full year supply of 
 contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2019

  Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full year supply of 
 contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Contraception Expansion 
for Veterans Act'' or the ``ACE Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. FULL YEAR SUPPLY OF CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS, TRANSDERMAL PATCHES, 
              AND VAGINAL RINGS.

    (a) Full Year Supply.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the 
following new section:
``Sec. 1720J. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal 
              patches, and vaginal rings
    ``(a) Request for Full Year Supply.--The Secretary shall ensure 
that a veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient 
enrollment under section 1705 of this title and who receives a 
prescription for contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, or vaginal 
rings may, upon request, fill such prescription as a full year supply.
    ``(b) Notice.--A veteran described in subsection (a) shall be 
notified of the option for a full year supply described in that 
subsection at the time at which the prescription is issued.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1720I the following new item:

``1720J. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, 
                            and vaginal rings.''.
                                 <all>