[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2997. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 735. TRICARE COVERAGE FOR INCREASED SUPPLY OF 
                   CONTRACEPTION.

       (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of the Act, contraceptive supplies 
     of up to 365 days shall be covered under the TRICARE program 
     for any eligible covered beneficiary to obtain, including in 
     a single fill or refill, at the option of such beneficiary, 
     the total days of supply (not to exceed a 365-day supply) for 
     a contraceptive on the uniform formulary provided through a 
     pharmacy at a military medical treatment facility, a retail 
     pharmacy described in section 1074g(a)(2)(E)(ii) of title 10, 
     United States Code, or through the national mail-order 
     pharmacy program of the TRICARE program.
       (b) Outreach.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the 
     implementation of coverage under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall conduct such outreach activities as are 
     necessary to inform health care providers and individuals who 
     are enrolled in the TRICARE program of such coverage and the 
     requirements to receive such coverage.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible covered beneficiary.--The term ``eligible 
     covered beneficiary'' means an eligible covered beneficiary 
     (as defined in section 1074g(i) of title 10, United States 
     Code) who is--
       (A) a member of the uniformed services serving on active 
     duty; or
       (B) a dependent of a member described in subparagraph (A).
       (2) TRICARE program; tricare prime.--The terms ``TRICARE 
     program'' and ``TRICARE Prime'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
       (3) Uniformed services.--The term ``uniformed services'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
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