S.Amdt. 4004

SA 4004. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026,
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in division A, insert the
following:

SEC. __. FERTILITY TREATMENT PROGRAM UNDER TRICARE.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act for the Defense Health Program shall be used to provide,
or cover under TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select, the
provision of assisted reproductive technology services
(including intrauterine insemination and in vitro
fertilization) provided according to guidelines of the
American Society for Reproductive Medicine, to beneficiaries
under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code.
(b) Inapplicability of Other Provisions.--The requirement
under section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, and
any other provision of law or regulation requiring a service-
connected condition for fertility treatment, shall not apply
with respect to the provision of services authorized under
subsection (a).
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