<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reproductive and fertility preservation assistance for members of the Armed Forces</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26471FB10A1C403090FA39106CC25087" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of fertility treatment and counseling to certain members of the Armed Forces and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such members</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33958A758B4B4691ACAC5BCD1BF9BA95"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2CCFDF27FC84CEB9F626B9BB63EC1A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a covered member of the Armed Forces or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such a member.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F4679FF93444F418B5C7DFA1CF1E278"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for treatment and counseling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling shall be furnished under paragraph (1) without regard to the sex or marital status of the covered member of the Armed Forces.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAEC4781B5D34036A9F0F0A1FF13AC8E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In vitro fertilization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of in vitro fertilization treatment furnished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish not more than three completed cycles or six attempted cycles of in vitro fertilization, whichever occurs first, to an individual under such paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9A2EBDE25DC4C8BBDB3A924F83B9E1C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procurement of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a covered member of the Armed Forces is unable to provide their gametes for purposes of fertility treatment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at the election of such member, allow such member to receive such treatment with donated gametes and pay or reimburse such member the reasonable costs of procuring gametes from a donor.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id885836365b7b40a3ba93acc36b4da621"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Secretary—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id438fe7c4cd6f48a2966ab89e18ed93d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to find or certify a gestational surrogate for a covered member of the Armed Forces or to connect a gestational surrogate with such a member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbf117fb89074e578ecf9978844c198a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to find or certify gametes from a donor for a covered member of the Armed Forces or to connect such a member with gametes from a donor.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb72cd9d67972467caf073586d5ac7ff1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5845C2088DA1424FB053AFA0A0BF9A38"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assisted reproductive technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>assisted reproductive technology</term> includes in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled when clinically appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE7203B7DE1146A2965648F2812281CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered member of the Armed Forces</header><text>The term <term>covered member of the Armed Forces</term> means a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FEEFD3D6E844B5A92ABD29896ADD027"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>fertility treatment</term> includes the following:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d37cd1a3f0045448d94ee0bd1edd18c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures that use assisted reproductive technology.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id140db4dadb744ed8ba3abf07ded0cea0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sperm retrieval.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5640b521294e4414a208a7a7322864d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Egg retrieval.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b70dbe31255441fbccf2310c5de14fa"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Artificial insemination.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e19c1ebe78f453ca238613de8c2e258"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Embryo transfer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6BE8AE7347949958A3EDD4597262035"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other treatments as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BE2C0515A0C4E46BA972A5E57415D38"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>partner</term>, with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, means an individual selected by the member who agrees to share with the member the parental responsibilities with respect to any child born as a result of the use of any fertility treatment under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id281d3d4383154f3fb7ef0567c270356f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of fertility preservation procedures after an injury or illness</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d217376b14c49aea46343a0cfff6e02"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, shall establish procedures for the retrieval of gametes, as soon as medically appropriate, 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 in the Armed Forces in order to preserve the medical options of such member.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dc5c8e23fcf46caa2e106159a112279"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent for retrieval of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gametes may be retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) only—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55be8271d52f47e99e52a2cdfd3a4938"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the specific consent of the member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58d1ad776f5c4c88885a5e21881d1c7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the member is unable to consent, if a medical professional determines that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida055af432af04888bc1130b8b0ed0495"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the future fertility of the member is potentially jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness described in subsection (a) or will be potentially jeopardized as a result of treating such injury or illness;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id350eb15ccc4a480b913bd59cd8a2a3cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the member lacks the capacity to consent to the retrieval of gametes and is likely to regain such capacity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39d82adabc74425b87fa0bbe19d5b0aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the retrieval of gametes under this section is in the medical interest of the member.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2c053aef57b48b4aedd420b482d9eed"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent for use of retrieved gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gametes retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) may be used only—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA42F935D28A47A29CDB1285CC596B04"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the specific consent of the member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1535C42C6B0F4BEAAB02F7937DCCBD97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the member has lost the ability to consent permanently, as determined by a medical professional, as specified in an advance directive or testamentary instrument executed by the member.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeac293742074bdfb411e379d2bde370"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposal of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for purpose of this subsection, the Secretary shall dispose of gametes retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida072411c306b413289babe2ad0a0c1f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the specific consent of the member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa97cd2213a64c249f15813804f5888b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the member—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2588C52936A84A54BEF89C0414709B99"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has lost the ability to consent permanently, as determined by a medical professional; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42EBF04B83F94EFF91A1C2DFEBD77709"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not specified the use of their gametes in an advance directive or testamentary instrument executed by the member.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64f1868ef4504aebace3704eda4d1091" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cryopreservation and storage of gametes of members of the Armed Forces on active duty</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb30b67bdf2f649a888e3cf6ad5e523a3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall provide members of the Armed Forces on active duty in the Armed Forces with the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to deployment to a combat zone.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9ec65ee092e41daba67308fce6fe21b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of time</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id451C9AA1DB0E4A1B9CAE4E01170F9EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide for the cryopreservation and storage of gametes of any member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a), at no cost to the member, in a facility of the Department of Defense or of a private entity pursuant to a contract under subsection (d) until the date that is one year after the retirement, separation, or release of the member from the Armed Forces.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc32ec8027cea4fa2bcd42b6375023470"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continued cryopreservation and storage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of the one-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall permit an individual whose gametes were cryopreserved and stored in a facility of the Department as described in that paragraph to select, including pursuant to an advance medical directive or military testamentary instrument completed under subsection (c), one of the following options:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0f846a1d5a444ffbdf424668081adcb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To continue such cryopreservation and storage in such facility with the cost of such cryopreservation and storage borne by the individual.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bbdb2eeeb044de1be619f153ab8ba5f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To transfer the gametes to a private cryopreservation and storage facility selected by the individual.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51a4cff3d75246c78656d0cea160a8fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To transfer the gametes to a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs if cryopreservation and storage is available to the individual at such facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC05DDFEB98AC41F99814C9C5E024873E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposal of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual described in paragraph (2) does not make a selection under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such paragraph, the Secretary may dispose of the gametes of the individual not earlier than the date that is 90 days after the end of the one-year period specified in paragraph (1) with respect to the individual.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ffe45bff1744b8e8d550f56ec7fbe08"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advance medical directive and military testamentary instrument</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Armed Forces who elects to cryopreserve and store their gametes under this section must complete an advance medical directive, as defined in section 1044c(b) of title 10, United States Code, and a military testamentary instrument, as defined in section 1044d(b) of such title, that explicitly specifies the use of their cryopreserved and stored gametes if such member dies or otherwise loses the capacity to consent to the use of their cryopreserved and stored gametes.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefa56aeb5ef141e4a67d4a22de639698"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this section, the Secretary may enter into agreements with private entities that provide cryopreservation and storage services for gametes.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C634326437D4E2FAF3CC304D4C7124A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination between Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42C1EA527BF54B3BB9CCF37DF0B3A2BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall share best practices and facilitate referrals, as they consider appropriate, on the furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling to individuals eligible for the receipt of such counseling and treatment from the Secretaries.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e82f6a4b81b41e79d5acbc9cabb2375"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memoradum of understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a memorandum of understanding—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id733F834575F44B539488CC22D1533AA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing that the Secretary of Defense will ensure access by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to gametes of veterans stored by the Department of Defense for purposes of furnishing fertility treatment under section 1720I of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 202; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id385306E95DA945A38EE1DB26C31A3EE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs to compensate the Department of Defense for the cryopreservation and storage of gametes of veterans under section 103.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>

115 S700 IS: Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017 U.S. Senate 2017-03-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

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This Act may be cited as the

Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017

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The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—Reproductive and fertility preservation assistance for members of the Armed Forces

Sec. 101. Provision of fertility treatment and counseling to certain members of the Armed Forces and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such members.

Sec. 102. Establishment of fertility preservation procedures after an injury or illness.

Sec. 103. Cryopreservation and storage of gametes of members of the Armed Forces on active duty.

Sec. 104. Coordination between Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling.

TITLE II—Reproductive, adoption, and child care assistance for veterans

Sec. 201. Inclusion of fertility treatment and counseling under the definition of medical services in title 38.

Sec. 202. Fertility treatment and counseling for certain veterans and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such veterans.

Sec. 203. Adoption assistance for severely wounded veterans.

Sec. 204. Annual report on fertility treatment and counseling furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sec. 205. Regulations on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling and adoption assistance by Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sec. 206. Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research.

Sec. 207. Requirement to improve Department of Veterans Affairs women veterans contact center.

Sec. 208. Modification of pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces.

Sec. 209. Program on assistance for child care for certain veterans.

<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reproductive and fertility preservation assistance for members of the Armed Forces</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26471FB10A1C403090FA39106CC25087" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of fertility treatment and counseling to certain members of the Armed Forces and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such members</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33958A758B4B4691ACAC5BCD1BF9BA95"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2CCFDF27FC84CEB9F626B9BB63EC1A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a covered member of the Armed Forces or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such a member.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7F4679FF93444F418B5C7DFA1CF1E278"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility for treatment and counseling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling shall be furnished under paragraph (1) without regard to the sex or marital status of the covered member of the Armed Forces.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFAEC4781B5D34036A9F0F0A1FF13AC8E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In vitro fertilization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of in vitro fertilization treatment furnished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish not more than three completed cycles or six attempted cycles of in vitro fertilization, whichever occurs first, to an individual under such paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9A2EBDE25DC4C8BBDB3A924F83B9E1C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procurement of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a covered member of the Armed Forces is unable to provide their gametes for purposes of fertility treatment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at the election of such member, allow such member to receive such treatment with donated gametes and pay or reimburse such member the reasonable costs of procuring gametes from a donor.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id885836365b7b40a3ba93acc36b4da621"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Secretary—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id438fe7c4cd6f48a2966ab89e18ed93d9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to find or certify a gestational surrogate for a covered member of the Armed Forces or to connect a gestational surrogate with such a member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbf117fb89074e578ecf9978844c198a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to find or certify gametes from a donor for a covered member of the Armed Forces or to connect such a member with gametes from a donor.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb72cd9d67972467caf073586d5ac7ff1"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5845C2088DA1424FB053AFA0A0BF9A38"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assisted reproductive technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>assisted reproductive technology</term> includes in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled when clinically appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE7203B7DE1146A2965648F2812281CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered member of the Armed Forces</header><text>The term <term>covered member of the Armed Forces</term> means a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FEEFD3D6E844B5A92ABD29896ADD027"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>fertility treatment</term> includes the following:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d37cd1a3f0045448d94ee0bd1edd18c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures that use assisted reproductive technology.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id140db4dadb744ed8ba3abf07ded0cea0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sperm retrieval.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5640b521294e4414a208a7a7322864d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Egg retrieval.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6b70dbe31255441fbccf2310c5de14fa"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Artificial insemination.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e19c1ebe78f453ca238613de8c2e258"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Embryo transfer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6BE8AE7347949958A3EDD4597262035"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other treatments as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0BE2C0515A0C4E46BA972A5E57415D38"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partner</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>partner</term>, with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, means an individual selected by the member who agrees to share with the member the parental responsibilities with respect to any child born as a result of the use of any fertility treatment under this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id281d3d4383154f3fb7ef0567c270356f" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of fertility preservation procedures after an injury or illness</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d217376b14c49aea46343a0cfff6e02"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, shall establish procedures for the retrieval of gametes, as soon as medically appropriate, 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 in the Armed Forces in order to preserve the medical options of such member.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9dc5c8e23fcf46caa2e106159a112279"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent for retrieval of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gametes may be retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) only—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55be8271d52f47e99e52a2cdfd3a4938"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the specific consent of the member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id58d1ad776f5c4c88885a5e21881d1c7e"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the member is unable to consent, if a medical professional determines that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida055af432af04888bc1130b8b0ed0495"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the future fertility of the member is potentially jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness described in subsection (a) or will be potentially jeopardized as a result of treating such injury or illness;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id350eb15ccc4a480b913bd59cd8a2a3cb"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the member lacks the capacity to consent to the retrieval of gametes and is likely to regain such capacity; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id39d82adabc74425b87fa0bbe19d5b0aa"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the retrieval of gametes under this section is in the medical interest of the member.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2c053aef57b48b4aedd420b482d9eed"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consent for use of retrieved gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gametes retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a) may be used only—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBA42F935D28A47A29CDB1285CC596B04"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the specific consent of the member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1535C42C6B0F4BEAAB02F7937DCCBD97"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the member has lost the ability to consent permanently, as determined by a medical professional, as specified in an advance directive or testamentary instrument executed by the member.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeac293742074bdfb411e379d2bde370"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposal of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary for purpose of this subsection, the Secretary shall dispose of gametes retrieved from a member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida072411c306b413289babe2ad0a0c1f2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the specific consent of the member; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa97cd2213a64c249f15813804f5888b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the member—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2588C52936A84A54BEF89C0414709B99"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has lost the ability to consent permanently, as determined by a medical professional; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42EBF04B83F94EFF91A1C2DFEBD77709"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has not specified the use of their gametes in an advance directive or testamentary instrument executed by the member.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id64f1868ef4504aebace3704eda4d1091" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cryopreservation and storage of gametes of members of the Armed Forces on active duty</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb30b67bdf2f649a888e3cf6ad5e523a3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall provide members of the Armed Forces on active duty in the Armed Forces with the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to deployment to a combat zone.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9ec65ee092e41daba67308fce6fe21b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of time</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id451C9AA1DB0E4A1B9CAE4E01170F9EA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide for the cryopreservation and storage of gametes of any member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a), at no cost to the member, in a facility of the Department of Defense or of a private entity pursuant to a contract under subsection (d) until the date that is one year after the retirement, separation, or release of the member from the Armed Forces.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc32ec8027cea4fa2bcd42b6375023470"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continued cryopreservation and storage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of the one-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall permit an individual whose gametes were cryopreserved and stored in a facility of the Department as described in that paragraph to select, including pursuant to an advance medical directive or military testamentary instrument completed under subsection (c), one of the following options:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0f846a1d5a444ffbdf424668081adcb"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To continue such cryopreservation and storage in such facility with the cost of such cryopreservation and storage borne by the individual.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7bbdb2eeeb044de1be619f153ab8ba5f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To transfer the gametes to a private cryopreservation and storage facility selected by the individual.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id51a4cff3d75246c78656d0cea160a8fc"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To transfer the gametes to a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs if cryopreservation and storage is available to the individual at such facility.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC05DDFEB98AC41F99814C9C5E024873E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposal of gametes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an individual described in paragraph (2) does not make a selection under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such paragraph, the Secretary may dispose of the gametes of the individual not earlier than the date that is 90 days after the end of the one-year period specified in paragraph (1) with respect to the individual.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ffe45bff1744b8e8d550f56ec7fbe08"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advance medical directive and military testamentary instrument</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Armed Forces who elects to cryopreserve and store their gametes under this section must complete an advance medical directive, as defined in section 1044c(b) of title 10, United States Code, and a military testamentary instrument, as defined in section 1044d(b) of such title, that explicitly specifies the use of their cryopreserved and stored gametes if such member dies or otherwise loses the capacity to consent to the use of their cryopreserved and stored gametes.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idefa56aeb5ef141e4a67d4a22de639698"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this section, the Secretary may enter into agreements with private entities that provide cryopreservation and storage services for gametes.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7C634326437D4E2FAF3CC304D4C7124A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination between Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id42C1EA527BF54B3BB9CCF37DF0B3A2BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall share best practices and facilitate referrals, as they consider appropriate, on the furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling to individuals eligible for the receipt of such counseling and treatment from the Secretaries.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e82f6a4b81b41e79d5acbc9cabb2375"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Memoradum of understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a memorandum of understanding—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id733F834575F44B539488CC22D1533AA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing that the Secretary of Defense will ensure access by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to gametes of veterans stored by the Department of Defense for purposes of furnishing fertility treatment under section 1720I of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 202; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id385306E95DA945A38EE1DB26C31A3EE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizing the Department of Veterans Affairs to compensate the Department of Defense for the cryopreservation and storage of gametes of veterans under section 103.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reproductive, adoption, and child care assistance for veterans</header> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78B4CAA5748B46758449CA134E4D693D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of fertility treatment and counseling under the definition of medical services in title 38</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1701(6) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A7659FE27B54B7DABA4F0343924738D" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08E14C8AD6D445FF8FB979F63059148A"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling, including treatment using assisted reproductive technology.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1509ADED17894214A21BB69300402750" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling for certain veterans and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such veterans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id094377B7D22043039490A8B357DE7ABF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/17">chapter 17</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1CAA020EA3AC41AEBB44839EB63669B3" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0521BE72D3154EABA85D8398A84F08C7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1720I.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling for certain veterans and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such veterans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE55961C3C6640F9B4E9A74FC770DC2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idFC83896005544A9EB9D745DB8C1441A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a covered veteran or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a covered veteran if the veteran, and the spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of the veteran, as applicable, apply jointly for such counseling and treatment through a process prescribed by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4114443D931147E6B495E7F014735243" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fertility treatment and counseling shall be furnished under paragraph (1) without regard to the sex or marital status of the covered veteran.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0D5496A4A7B748D4999575C2AC69AA00" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of in vitro fertilization treatment furnished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish not more than three completed cycles or six attempted cycles of in vitro fertilization, whichever occurs first, to an individual under such paragraph.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB57D23951D04823B9030E55F5F791D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of care for other individuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a veteran or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a veteran not described in subsection (a) who is seeking fertility treatment and counseling, the Secretary may coordinate fertility treatment and counseling for such veteran, spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5FDE1CC88E164A1F947B2F77C6C3989C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Secretary—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD9D811D0D01C44A2A5EA276F30EE87AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to find or certify a gestational surrogate for a covered veteran or to connect a gestational surrogate with a covered veteran; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC53B1D4A582E4CB89D9F9A2825CD07EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to furnish maternity care to a covered veteran or spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a covered veteran in addition to what is otherwise required by law.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id978B141C12F54B048A6DD0AFC8D15A58"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DDF635435FA47659713F67F83D60CF9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>assisted reproductive technology</term> includes in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled when clinically appropriate.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6DCC40857C9443AE80D6041F195DE4A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term <term>covered veteran</term> means a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77289D06726441F08BEEE84EA2AE381B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id47191A6E95964AAAB0A5AC5862900D87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment established under section 1705(a) of this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96EE8A0220EC4A579E969D5412D1C7B9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>fertility treatment</term> includes the following:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8FD036687C234ECA9FF624C1DFBD6B97"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures that use assisted reproductive technology.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id85E3A9C3FF564AEE9318D6664033AF83"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sperm retrieval.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E2BA28392BF40179C717E8B35837F0E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Egg retrieval.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3352F9C0AE2A458DAFC65DF38CD0C0FB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Artificial insemination.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id911CFAC55639474889BEF1A6000D321B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Embryo transfer.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE70E04B1C97F4509B0D2193C3C8A2307"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other treatments as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8466B005211A4112BD999D023D1E3E6E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>partner</term>, with respect to a veteran, means an individual selected by the veteran who agrees to share with the veteran the parental responsibilities with respect to any child born as a result of the use of any fertility treatment under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF054790C106D42CABE29B8685E8E84A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720H the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31BE213166CB4D008701047966E9BBB2" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1720I. Fertility treatment and counseling for spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of veterans.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6ACD60DBFD29432B9FC171B394209CD2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adoption assistance for severely wounded veterans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F65FEF3F7144079883009AE49A2594E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter VIII of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/17">chapter 17</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id674A57DE72EC4F259A4DF0F8B51FBC6F" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF41E94922DF64227BEB93D25ADA7BFDD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1788.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adoption assistance</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED6E50C6FAF748F5825EB1878A0DA02D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may pay an amount, not to exceed the limitation amount, to assist a covered veteran in the adoption of one or more children.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1F9C9E2B9D02495EA48D22CF733D5FC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, the limitation amount is the amount equal to the cost the Department would incur by paying the expenses of three adoptions by covered veterans, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD4D01C8FA2B46B4B2D3B580914A846F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered veteran defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered veteran</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1720I of this title.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBB331172BE064CF59188761B56C2557C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1787 the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDBAF82C49A7E4452B6A7B63155E92C12" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1788. Adoption assistance.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD713800E69F746F084F8AD8EBCA04181" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report on fertility treatment and counseling furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0777C1C7461D47E689B14C6930578C34"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the fertility treatment and counseling furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs during the year preceding the submittal of the report.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45C2215C64E94555A451121826639502"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following:</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34b7cd81decf49a9854a0a75461ffe85"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of veterans who received fertility treatment or counseling furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, disaggregated by era of military service of such veterans.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8631CB67564140CA94ECB2E50FAA0090"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of veterans who received fertility treatment or counseling furnished by the Department.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1B71F3F422E148B2AEB8FCEA1FDB958A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The cost to the Department of furnishing fertility treatment and counseling, disaggregated by cost of services and administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA321581D16444F3E8FEA7E7767E92100"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The average cost to the Department per recipient of fertility treatment and counseling.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31B09BFDA7C44B4285DBD5E8C31FE340"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In cases in which the Department furnished fertility treatment through the use of assisted reproductive technology, the average number of cycles per person furnished, disaggregated by type of treatment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70F03EACC49D4D68B6E0BE049ACE2C24"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of how fertility treatment and counseling services of the Department are coordinated with similar services of the Department of Defense.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A0D8CBE67BF4662A324B2BCB7422855"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms <term>assisted reproductive technology</term> and <term>partner</term> have the meanings given those term in section 1720I of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 202.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73DFF111D4FF4CDCBB859B1D504A5792" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations on furnishing of fertility treatment and counseling and adoption assistance by Department of Veterans Affairs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9E1A6DB3A68E4290A9ED93A5289A116E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out section 1720I of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 202; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB0A863F1B9A496CB0D6235FA77BFB01"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out section 1788 of such title, as added by section 203.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8468CB06F5084B78B604B4D3D8342AE7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE00B00FD9BC4C3194BA60F49D7C25F2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter II of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/73">chapter 73</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA734714B7624AD1AB204F0D44D51CFF" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF082EB83C8C74962A9920F9CA0568FF9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7330C.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC5CC118B82447DDAE11BDC081A95996"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Facilitation of research required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall facilitate research conducted collaboratively by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a genitourinary service-connected disability or a condition that was incurred or aggravated in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service, such as a spinal cord injury, that affects the veterans' ability to reproduce.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1AD09987835B4ACDA19BBD46042AF96D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dissemination of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that information produced by the research facilitated under this section that may be useful for other activities of the Veterans Health Administration is disseminated throughout the Veterans Health Administration.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id547977DBD0064C7F84AA0F12A804B528"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7330B the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id05EB53B7D06F47D8935A8F65CE4B8384" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">7330C. Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6058E7899D98462A85A238329D7EAC1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the research activities conducted by the Secretary under section 7330C of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA303A4B0E4AE465F8FE5A1AD2C57931F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement to improve Department of Veterans Affairs women veterans contact center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enhance the capabilities of the women veterans contact center of the Department of Veterans Affairs—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3E6E8176539C40B3B0C8F2795FDD30F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to respond to requests by women veterans for assistance with accessing health care and benefits furnished under the laws administered by the Secretary; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id798255CB199F4F34BE2034EE29781C38"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to refer such veterans to resources provided by the Federal Government and the community to obtain assistance with services not furnished by the Department.</text> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5AF430647DC642ACA969095A4A8C9F15" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2C8FF0E186CA42E6BF4C3B58329F4BFD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increase in number of locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (c) of section 203 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/163">Public Law 111–163</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1712A">38 U.S.C. 1712A</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>three locations</quote> and inserting <quote>14 locations</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FC1D0E42CAF46ECA6D795F8EFAD486A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31, 2020</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id745DD535624C4F78A2A447236951F320"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f) of such section is amended by striking <quote>Secretary of Veterans Affairs for each</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the pilot program—</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id727ABBAFEB184B709EF02C8816939D7B" style="OLC"> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF8A9E2BF43BE4B5AA94AF92DEE852867"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, and 2017, $2,000,000; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8C429051B82044F39715957387ECAB57"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020, such sums as may be necessary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC472D43610294C73A7DA66B5EDAE7D70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program on assistance for child care for certain veterans</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80F2922D87514FEA92896EDA57FC7A81"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0B9B96FE127F4C2384D4D6AF78476F10"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/17">chapter 17</external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F754846601D4008A3AD3BF34CDCDF20" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48EF3337E3D24F75ACCF36B445AA8C09" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1709C.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e53e320108146a5800363565cac0d79"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program to provide, subject to subsection (b), assistance to qualified veterans described in subsection (c) to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive health care services described in subsection (c)(2).</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03a4b78ad3804e5d8163977615c1cf06"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on period of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance may be provided to a qualified veteran under this section for receipt of child care only during the period that the qualified veteran—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f6ba64100474324aab42f0058538e81"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives the types of health care services described in subsection (c)(2) at a facility of the Department; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1aa1af86beb84e7e995e83745e61810d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires travel to and return from such facility for the receipt of such health care services.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8698ca545e041a7a39cb95e6cad7822"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified veterans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a veteran who—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77f3968dd8304203a06f7edf99f8231e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the primary caretaker of a child or children; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd88827d19d124454a9f92e4e2011d19e"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBE800E925B6C427FA0B3799F0F821D64"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives from the Department—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id35db93cd96dc4e758ef9c6f029a27367" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">regular mental health care services;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id602fee9b6f9b43eca302a31353ae0c2f" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intensive mental health care services; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78ebaf7721ab4ade80dd1c21acbbca9b" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other intensive health care services that the Secretary determines that provision of assistance to the veteran to obtain child care would improve access to such health care services by the veteran; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2963b29d5efc4694a9618598e6e4f931" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in need of regular or intensive mental health care services from the Department, and but for lack of child care services, would receive such health care services from the Department.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84d56b92e39c4a1baf2c6895791594dc"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017</short-title>, the Secretary shall carry out the program at each medical center of the Department.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida14ba3fd1be74e88a2b47ce12153e066"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forms of child care assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id805E78D0ED7646839FB3FAA28C3BF58F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child care assistance under this section may include the following:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fb792ab45334b42a06b28bd2cb09130" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stipends for the payment of child care offered by licensed child care centers (either directly or through a voucher program) that shall be, to the extent practicable, modeled after the Department of Veterans Affairs Child Care Subsidy Program established pursuant to section 630 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/67">Public Law 107–67</external-xref>; 115 Stat. 552).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaacbde010fea4ad985d053f144bd26db" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direct provision of child care at an on-site facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef290c8839774c04aa548518312d1899" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments to private child care agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide86f5b7f2a944021b98f504c8e049c02" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collaboration with facilities or programs of other Federal agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb89fb0e786ac47f393578c664df5fc39" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other forms of assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd66f51495d6e46ec97157720abdbdb0f" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing child care assistance under this section, the child care needs of the local area shall be considered and the head of each medical center may select the type of care that is most appropriate or feasible for such medical center.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6FE8137D0BDF49FDA037ACE1629C8123" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case that child care assistance under this section is provided as a stipend under paragraph (1)(A), such stipend shall cover the full cost of such child care.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE290A3588F7E4A34B58D47F9E0DDAF30"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(e) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/163">Public Law 111–163</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1710">38 U.S.C. 1710</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2017</quote> and inserting <quote>the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017</short-title></quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id416A54CB5A204F83A0A83EB29B6C5507"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1709B the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E4007E8311C4E45928CFA314C546FAC" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1709C. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3BA62D8FB9BF4D42A0AB25B561586530"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving readjustment counseling and related mental health services</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84BF5F29DE724C3096BE8029175C6948"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 17 of such title, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD019F2C214904CD69955F56AEE38F463" style="USC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3F94D3CD83342F28CBBF8C487E583BA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1709D.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving readjustment counseling and related mental health services</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id024e9507e09d4eb798e68341024816d4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program to provide, subject to subsection (b), assistance to qualified veterans described in subsection (c) to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive readjustment counseling and related mental health services.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id800ad6d9bd0741c6aad29c64e214c39c"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on period of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance may be provided to a qualified veteran under this section for receipt of child care only during the period that the qualified veteran receives readjustment counseling and related health care services at a Vet Center.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb856149189f24e3b91e8624e9d375d40"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified veterans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a veteran who—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfb73b603b2743bfacdabd20cef90905"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is the primary caretaker of a child; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d31afd893e2412b9ea6a337c4f4023a"><enum>(2)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id0E6FA6821A174E3392401EF2A07EF764"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receives from the Department regular readjustment counseling and related mental health services; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf19b8a31c038483d96b3dd77e2b649e1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in need of readjustment counseling and related mental health services from the Department, and but for lack of child care services, would receive such counseling and services from the Department.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb007cdbf4248445b955aadfc78b1c22f"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Locations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the program under this section in not fewer than three Readjustment Counseling Service Regions selected by the Secretary for purposes of the program.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e092c4b20054aba966f19a612f09d46"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forms of child care assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5B50035580174CF39A12F0D91B7C4E00"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child care assistance under this section may include the following:</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb75c6f56f50142d4b480d851db73dc02" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stipends for the payment of child care offered by licensed child care centers (either directly or through a voucher program) that shall be, to the extent practicable, modeled after the Department of Veterans Affairs Child Care Subsidy Program established pursuant to section 630 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/67">Public Law 107–67</external-xref>; 115 Stat. 552).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8030146e61d4f92a40821b0e845b10b" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments to private child care agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e8b24a570b3492087d993c47bc966f3" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collaboration with facilities or programs of other Federal agencies.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87f35fd55c1a425ba4b4306d708e55c4" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Such other forms of assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2D9EFA01FA5B4451947C4AA16AA2684C" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing child care assistance under this section, the child care needs of the local area shall be considered and the head of each Vet Center may select the type of care that is most appropriate or feasible for such Vet Center.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dea1d4da30447debdc63b01e3177746" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case that child care assistance under this subsection is provided as a stipend under paragraph (1)(A), such stipend shall cover the full cost of such child care.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81BC55EE58B947E4A004BDBC5EB8D2E2"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vet Center defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Vet Center</term> means a center for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans under section 1712A of this title.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3BCB97777A5449DA2EA8E819F6B79BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter, as amended by subsection (a)(3), is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1709C the following new item:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E027A37E91D4F339FCBE0BEAAC47951" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">1709D. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving readjustment counseling and related mental health services.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>