Sec. 774. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to provide not more than 1,000 members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty with the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to deployment in support of combat or special operations. The Secretary shall provide for the cryopreservation and storage of gametes of a participating member of the Armed Forces under subsection (a), at no cost to the member, in a facility of the Department of Defense or at a private entity pursuant to an agreement under subsection
(d)until the date that is one year after the retirement, separation, or release of the member from the Armed Forces. At the end of the one-year period specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall authorize an individual whose gametes were cryopreserved and stored in a facility of the Department as described in such paragraph to select, including pursuant to an advance medical directive or military testamentary instrument completed under subsection (c), one of the following options: To continue such cryopreservation and storage in such facility with the cost of such cryopreservation and storage borne by the individual. To transfer the gametes to a private cryopreservation and storage facility selected by the individual. To authorize the Secretary to 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. A member of the Armed Forces who elects to cryopreserve and store their gametes under this section shall complete an advance medical directive described in section 1044c(b) of title 10, United 25 States Code, and a military testamentary instrument described 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. To carry out this section, the Secretary— may enter into agreements with private entities that provide cryopreservation and storage services for gametes; and in selecting such private entities with which to enter into agreements, shall (to the maximum extent practicable) select such private entities that offer multi-site storage and fertility testing services prior to cryopreservation.