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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3643
To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full year supply
of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other hor-
monal contraceptive products, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 28, 2021
Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself and Mr. LAMB) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a vet-
eran to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills,
transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and other hormonal
contraceptive products, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Access to Contracep-
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tion Expansion for Veterans Act’’ or the ‘‘ACE Veterans
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. FULL YEAR SUPPLY OF CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS,
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TRANSDERMAL PATCHES, VAGINAL RINGS,
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AND OTHER HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVE
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PRODUCTS.
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(a) FULL YEAR SUPPLY.—Chapter 17 of title 38,
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United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
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1720J the following new section:
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‘‘§ 1720K. Full year supply of contraceptive pills,
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transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and
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other hormonal contraceptive products
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‘‘(a) REQUEST FOR FULL YEAR SUPPLY.—The Sec-
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retary shall ensure that a veteran who is enrolled in the
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system of annual patient enrollment under section 1705
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of this title and who receives a prescription for contracep-
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tive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, or other hor-
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monal contraceptive products may, upon request, fill such
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prescription as a full year supply.
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‘‘(b) NOTICE.—A veteran described by subsection (a)
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shall be notified of the option for a full year supply pro-
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vided by subsection (a) at the time at which the prescrip-
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tion is issued.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting
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after the item relating to section 1720J the following new
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item:
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‘‘1720K. Full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal
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