Sec. 234.
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Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720I the following new section: Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary may provide— fertility counseling and treatment using assisted reproductive technology to a covered veteran or the spouse of a covered veteran; or adoption reimbursement to a covered veteran. Amounts made available for the purposes specified in subsection
(a)are subject to the requirements for funds contained in section 508 of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 ). In this section: The term adoption reimbursement means reimbursement for the adoption-related expenses for an adoption that is finalized after the date of the enactment of this section under the same terms as apply under the adoption reimbursement program of the Department of Defense, as authorized in Department of Defense Instruction 1341.09, including the reimbursement limits and requirements set forth in such instruction, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section. The term assisted reproductive technology means benefits relating to reproductive assistance provided to a member of the Armed Forces who incurs a serious injury or illness on active duty pursuant to section 1074(c)(4)(A) of title 10, as described in the memorandum on the subject of Policy for Assisted Reproductive Services for the Benefit of Seriously or Severely Ill/Injured (Category II or III) Active Duty Service Members issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on April 3, 2012, and the guidance issued to implement such policy, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section, including any limitations on the amount of such benefits available to such a member, except that— the periods regarding embryo cryopreservation and storage set forth in part III(G) and in part IV(H) of such memorandum shall not apply; and such term includes embryo cryopreservation and storage without limitation on the duration of such cryopreservation and storage. The term covered veteran means a veteran who has a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720I the following new item: 1720J. Provision of assisted reproductive technology or adoption reimbursements for certain disabled veterans. .
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