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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3798
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limita-
tions on copayments for contraception furnished by the
Department of Veterans Affairs, 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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HR 3798 RFS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Equal Access to Con-
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traception for Veterans Act’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP-
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TION.
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Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code,
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is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows
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through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
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paragraphs:
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‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the
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Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1);
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or
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‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for
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which coverage under health insurance coverage is
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required without the imposition of any cost-sharing
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requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the
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Public Health Service Act (42 USC 300gg–
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13(a)(4)).’’.
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Passed the House of Representatives September 23,
2020.
Attest:
CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
Clerk.
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