S.Amdt. 2997

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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