Sec. 711. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain members of the Armed Forces
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to reimburse not more than 200 covered members for expenses incurred in the testing, cryopreservation, shipping, and storage of gametes of such covered members in a private storage facility determined appropriate by the Secretary. A covered member shall receive not more than— $500 in the case of a member who preserves sperm; and $7,500 in the case of a member who preserves eggs. The Secretary shall provide to a covered member participating in the pilot program information regarding providers of services described in subsection
(a)located near the covered member. Not later than— 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify covered members of the pilot program; and 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an implementation plan for the pilot program; and carry out the pilot program. The United States shall not be— considered a party to any agreement between a covered member who participates in the pilot program and a private gamete storage facility; or responsible for the management of gametes cryopreserved, or stored for which a covered member receives reimbursement under such pilot program. A covered member who participates in the pilot program shall complete an advanced medical directive that specifies how gametes preserved under the pilot program shall be handled upon the death of such covered member. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promote the pilot program to covered members in the course of annual health examinations and pre-deployment screenings. Not later than one year after the Secretary establishes the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot program. Such report shall include the following: Usage by covered members. Demographics of participating covered members. Costs of services to participating covered members. The feasibility of expanding the pilot program. The feasibility of making the pilot program permanent. Other information determined appropriate by the Secretary. The pilot program shall terminate one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. In this section: The term covered member means a member of a covered Armed Force serving on active duty— who has received orders (including deployment orders) for duty for which the member may receive hazardous duty pay under section 351 of title 37, United States Code; whom the Secretary determines is likely to receive such orders in the next 120 days; who will, under orders, be geographically separated from a spouse, domestic partner, or dating partner for a period exceeding 180 days; or whose application to participate in the pilot program that the Secretary approves. The term covered Armed Forces means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. The term deployment has the meaning given such term in section 991(b) of title 10, United States Code.