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A bill to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-700| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2017
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (12)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty (covered member) or to the spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such member. DOD shall: establish procedures for gamete retrieval from a member of the Armed Forces in cases in which the fertility of such member is potentially jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty; and give members of the Armed Forces on active duty the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to a combat zone deployment at no cost to the member. Fertility counseling and treatment are included within authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services. The VA shall furnish such treatment and services to a jointly applying covered veteran and his or her spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate. 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 shall facilitate research conducted collaboratively by DOD and the Department of Health and Human Services to improve the VA's ability to meet the reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty that affects the veterans' reproductive ability. The VA shall enhance the capabilities of the VA women veterans contact center to: (1) respond to assistance requests, and (2) refer such veterans to federal or community resources. The pilot program of group retreat reintegration and readjustment counseling for women veterans recently separated from service is enlarged and extended. The bill provides child care assistance to qualified veterans for: (1) mental health care services, and (2) readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 22, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 5, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1681
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  • March 22, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 22, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 5, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1681
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1681: To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careChild care and developmentCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsMedical researchMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsSex and reproductive healthVeterans' medical careWomen's health

A bill to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-700| Senate 
| Updated: 3/22/2017
Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty (covered member) or to the spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such member. DOD shall: establish procedures for gamete retrieval from a member of the Armed Forces in cases in which the fertility of such member is potentially jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty; and give members of the Armed Forces on active duty the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to a combat zone deployment at no cost to the member. Fertility counseling and treatment are included within authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services. The VA shall furnish such treatment and services to a jointly applying covered veteran and his or her spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate. 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 shall facilitate research conducted collaboratively by DOD and the Department of Health and Human Services to improve the VA's ability to meet the reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty that affects the veterans' reproductive ability. The VA shall enhance the capabilities of the VA women veterans contact center to: (1) respond to assistance requests, and (2) refer such veterans to federal or community resources. The pilot program of group retreat reintegration and readjustment counseling for women veterans recently separated from service is enlarged and extended. The bill provides child care assistance to qualified veterans for: (1) mental health care services, and (2) readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 22, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 5, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1681
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  • March 22, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 22, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 5, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1681
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (12)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1681: To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdoption and foster careChild care and developmentCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsMedical researchMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsSex and reproductive healthVeterans' medical careWomen's health