[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1262 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1262
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require Federal employee
health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment
benefits, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 25, 2023
Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require Federal employee
health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment
benefits, 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 ``Family Building FEHB Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 8904 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
following:
``(G) Assisted reproductive treatment benefits.'';
and
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
following:
``(G) Assisted reproductive treatment benefits.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) In this section, the term `assisted reproductive treatment'
means any treatment or procedure facilitating reproduction that
includes the handling of human oocytes, embryos, or sperm, including
the following:
``(1) Assisted reproduction, including intravaginal
insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine
insemination.
``(2) Preservation of human oocytes, embryos, or sperm for
later reproductive use.
``(3) In vitro fertilization.
``(4) Such other treatments, procedures, medications,
laboratory services, and technologies facilitating reproduction
as determined appropriate by the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act.
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