Sec. 372. Reproductive treatment and care for spouses and surrogates of veterans
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Subchapter VIII of chapter 17 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary shall furnish fertility counseling and treatment, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service and who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment established under section 1705(a) of this title if the spouse or surrogate and the veteran apply jointly for such counseling and treatment through a process prescribed by the Secretary.
In the case of a spouse or surrogate of a veteran not described in subsection
(a)who is seeking fertility counseling and treatment, the Secretary may coordinate fertility counseling and treatment for such spouse or surrogate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Secretary— to find or certify a surrogate for a veteran or to connect a surrogate with a veteran; or to furnish maternity care to a spouse or surrogate of a veteran. In this section, the term assisted reproductive technology includes in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled when clinically appropriate. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1787 the following new item: 1788. Reproductive treatment and care for spouses and surrogates of veterans. .