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Reproductive and Adoption Assistance for Service Members and Veterans

This act aims to improve access to fertility treatments and adoption services for service members, veterans, and their partners. It provides support for in vitro fertilization, gamete cryopreservation, and adoption assistance, which can significantly impact their ability to start a family.
Key points
Service members and veterans with infertility conditions, and their partners, will gain access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status.
Opportunity for active duty service members to cryopreserve and store their gametes before combat deployments or hazardous assignments, with options for continued storage after service.
Veterans will be eligible for financial assistance for adoption, making it easier for them to expand their families.
The Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs will coordinate to ensure continuity of care and facilitate research on veterans' reproductive health.
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Additional Information
Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2021
Print number: HR 2734
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Process start date: 2021-04-21